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A man in his 40s who fell into a manhole on the night of the night (8th) when it rained heavily in Gangnam, Seoul was found dead today.

The authorities continue to search for the missing, including the woman who fell into the manhole with them, but the search is difficult because the ground is so complicated and still full of water.



Reporter Ahn Hee-jae reported.



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A man with an umbrella and a woman in a red raincoat leave the lobby on the first floor.



This is a brother and sister of a man in his 40s who disappeared in heavy rain on the night of the 8th.



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It was found that the two people who went out on the road full of rainwater immediately after leaving the building were sucked under the manhole here in an instant.



[Eyewitness: There was a backflow, so it just gushed out.

Then the lid flew off here.

119 came and lit a flashlight...

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As the day dawned, rescue workers followed the underwater robot one after another into the underground pipeline, but it was difficult to search because it was complicated like a maze and full of rain and dirt.



About 40 hours after the disappearance, Mr. A was found dead around 3 pm today.



He was in a rainwater pipe about 1.5 km from the missing manhole.



[Hyun-Jun Cho / Director of Public Relations Education Team, Seocho Fire Station, Seoul: I went inside and found it during the search.

Tree branches and all other objects were washed away, but fortunately they remained in the manhole (it was still in condition)] The



fire department continues to search for a woman in her 50s who has gone missing by expanding its scope to the entire underground rainwater pipe and the Han River.



In addition to these siblings, five missing persons were reported in Seocho-gu alone, including a man in his 40s who was swept away by a torrent while looking at a vehicle parked in an underground parking lot, and authorities are searching for it.



There are over 270,000 manholes in Seoul alone, and you need to be careful if you encounter a backflowing manhole in heavy rain.



[Jo Won-cheol / Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, Yonsei University: If the water is more than 30cm, you must not enter it.

If you have to (inevitably) cross the street, do not walk alone, but with a group of people (holding hands, etc.)]]



It is recommended to avoid flooded areas as much as possible even if the manhole cover is open, as it may not be visible from the outside.



(Video coverage: Kim Yong-woo, video editing: Won-yang)