South Korea rail construction site collapses, some workers missing

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A railway construction site in South Korea's Gwangmyeong city collapsed on Friday (April 11) afternoon, trapping workers in the rubble.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A railway construction site in South Korea's Gwangmyung City collapsed on Friday afternoon,

00:07trapping workers in the rubble.

00:09The National Fire Agency reported one worker missing, while a second worker has been located but remains trapped.

00:16The incident occurred at a site where workers were constructing a new commuter rail line connecting Seoul to the suburbs.

00:23Cracks had been discovered in an underground pillar and reported to the authorities overnight.

00:28The country has been grappling with infrastructure-related disasters this year.

00:33A fatal highway construction collapsed in Anseong in February, while a 20-meter sinkhole happened in Seoul, killing a motorcyclist in March.

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