China News Service, June 10th. According to Korean media reports, South Korea’s Blue House spokesperson Park Yeongmi said on the 10th that President Moon Jae-in heard the Minister of Administration and Security Jeon Hae-cheol and Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop on the demolition of buildings in Gwangju. The report of the collapse requires a thorough investigation of the truth and accountability.
Moon Jae-in expressed his condolences and blessings for the deceased, and expressed his deep condolences to the victims and their families and citizens of Gwangju.
He asked relevant departments and local governments to provide support for the funeral of the victims and the treatment of the wounded.
Data map: South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Photo courtesy of the Blue House
Moon Jae-in instructed the police and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to investigate whether the pre-approval was legal, whether accident prevention measures were taken in the surrounding area of the demolished building, and whether safety management regulations and procedures were followed during work.
Moon Jae-in deeply regrets that a similar accident occurred after the collapse of the Jamwon-dong building in Seoul in 2019, and asked the relevant departments to check the implementation of preventive measures and formulate remedial measures in time to prevent similar accidents from happening again.
At about 4:22 pm on the 9th local time, a five-story demolition building in Hakdong, East District, Gwangju, South Korea collapsed, causing a bus to be buried, causing 9 deaths and 8 serious injuries.