Worker rescued from collapsed subway construction site in South Korea


A view of the collapse of the underground rail construction site in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, April 11, 2025. -- Yonhap/via REUTERS

SEOUL, South Korea (AP): South Korean rescue workers on Saturday pulled a man from a collapsed subway construction site near the capital of Seoul and continued searching for another believed to be trapped inside.

Im Gwang-sik, an official with Gwangmyeong city’s fire department, said the survivor was trapped about 30 meters (98 feet) underground in the rubble for approximately 13 hours, and was conscious when found and taken to a nearby hospital.

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