Seoul, Jul 21 (EFE).- The South Korean government is investigating six police officers for their possible negligence in a deadly flooding of an underpass in the central city of Cheongju last week that claimed 14 lives. The Office for Government Policy Coordination said an inspection to determine the causes behind the tragic flooding has found …
There had been warnings made before almost all disasters happened in Korea, including Saturday's deadly underpass flooding. But the warnings delivered to on-site officials were often ignored or did not reach the top decision-makers, according to the disaster management experts. Pointing out blind spots in Korea's disaster management system, Lee Soo-gon, a former civil engineering professor at the University.
The tragic death toll has caused widespread anger and highlighted the failure of governments to protect people from the extreme weather events fuelled by global warming.
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A blame game has begun over the deadly tunnel flood that took 14 lives in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, with criticism growing over the lack of a timely response, and authorities passing the buck. An association of civic groups in North Chungcheong Province on Wednesday accused multiple local authorities of failing to prevent a "serious civic accident" under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, whe.