Rescuers ready to resume search for missing worker at collapsed subway construction site in Gwangmyeong

▲ Authorities rescue a worker, who was trapped in a subway construction site collapse, in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, in this photo provided by the Gyeonggi Province Fire Services on April 12, 2025. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

construction site-collapse

Rescuers ready to resume search for missing worker at collapsed subway construction site in Gwangmyeong

GWANGMYEONG, South Korea, April 13 (Yonhap) -- Rescuers were ready Sunday to resume efforts to find a missing worker at a collapsed subway construction site in the city of Gwangmyeong, officials said.

The construction site for the Sinansan Line in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, collapsed Friday, causing a section of the road above ground to cave in and damaging several buildings.

Five workers were initially unreachable, but three were found safe, while another -- an excavator driver in his 20s -- was rescued 13 hours after the collapse some 30 meters underground.

Authorities suspended rescue work Saturday night to find the fifth worker, a man in his 50s, due to safety concerns amid worsening weather conditions.

(END)

(C) Yonhap News Agency. All Rights Reserved