'Death hole' swallows car on Seoul street, South Korea

At 11:26 a.m. on August 29 (local time), a car carrying the driver and a passenger overturned and crashed into a sinkhole while traveling on Seongsan-ro Road, northwest of Seoul, towards Seongsan Bridge.

A car swallowed by a sinkhole in Seoul on August 29. Photo: X/@0_suhyun

Two people in the car, including a woman in her 70s and a man in his 80s, were seriously injured and were rushed to hospital.

The sinkhole has caused major traffic congestion and an investigation is underway to determine the exact cause. Rescuers have restricted access to the scene.

Rescue workers rescue people in the car. Photo: Yonhap

A car is pulled out of a sinkhole in Seoul. Photo: Yonhap

Sinkholes have been in the news recently after a 48-year-old Indian tourist fell into a sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur on August 23. The search for the missing tourist, identified as Vijayaletchumy, is now in its seventh day.

Another sinkhole appeared in the same area on August 28, forcing Malaysian authorities to close a 400-meter stretch of road, but the pedestrian walkway remained open. Authorities did not say when the road would reopen.

Malaysian authorities will conduct an "integrity check" of the area's drainage system after a second sinkhole appeared on the road in just five days.

Hoai Phuong (according to Korea Herald, CNA)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/ho-tu-than-nuot-chung-o-to-tren-duong-pho-seoul-han-quoc-post309858.html