GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS
SCENARIOS 010, 09, 08, 02
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South Korean Capital Plagued by Hundreds of Sinkholes
Some 600 sinkholes have plagued the South Korean capital, Seoul, so far this year, private sources say.
In August, officials discovered 6 cavities under a highway in Seoul’s Songpa, the area with largest number of sinkholes, with the larger ones measuring up to 83-meters long.
Residents in Songpa neighborhoods surrounding the construction site of the 555 meter (1,821 feet) Lotte World Tower, world’s sixth tallest building, first reported on social media the appearance of sinkholes on at least two nearby roads, AP reported.
“With about 70 of its 123 floors completed, the Lotte World Tower is now undergoing a review by experts and has put on hold the opening of adjacent low-rise buildings that form part of its complex.”
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A sinkhole in the middle of a road in Songpa, southern Seoul, is being filled by the City employees. The sinkhole may have been caused by construction at the Second Lotte World Tower nearby. —Yonhap
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