▲ Rescue authorities inspect a sinkhole on an intersection in Seoul's eastern ward of Gangdong on March 24, 2025. (Yonhap)
▲ Rescue authorities conduct search operations at a sinkhole on an intersection in Seoul's eastern ward of Gangdong on March 24, 2025. (Yonhap)

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Search efforts ongoing for 1 trapped in sinkhole in Seoul

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Search efforts were under way for the second day Tuesday for a motorcyclist who fell into a large sinkhole that suddenly appeared in Seoul and left another person injured, officials said.

The 20-meter-wide sinkhole abruptly appeared Monday at an intersection near an elementary school in Gangdong Ward, eastern Seoul, at 6:29 p.m., swallowing the motorcycle driver and injuring another vehicle driver, who passed the road just before the collapse.

During overnight search operations, authorities discovered a mobile phone, presumed to belong to the motorcyclist, in the sinkhole at 1:37 a.m. before finding the motorcycle about two hours later, approximately 30 meters away from where the sinkhole formed.

They have yet to find the missing person, with authorities resuming search operations with heavy equipment at 7:00 a.m.

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