On the afternoon of April 11, 2025, an underground subway tunnel under construction in Gwangmyeong collapsed. - Photo: EPA-EFE
SEOUL: Although two days have passed since a subway construction site collapsed in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, rescue workers are still struggling to resume the search for a missing labourer.
While the cause of the accident is still being investigated, possible structural defects and unstable ground conditions have been cited by experts, and attention is turning to broader concerns about underground construction safety, prompting the capital city to expand safety inspections to dozens of excavation sites.
