Side effect of skyscraper construction

Posted on : 2014-08-06 17:18 KST Modified on : 2019-10-19 20:29 KST

A sinkhole that suddenly appeared in a road near Seokchon Station in Seoul on Aug. 5. The hole appeared near the construction site for a new Lotte World amusement park, the main building of which will be 123 stories. (provided by Hankyoreh reader Lee Guk-seok)

 

Crews work to fill the hole with dirt. The hole was 2.5m wide, 8m long and 5m deep. Nowadays more and more sinkholes are being found all the time. This one was likely caused by deep digging for the construction of the building, which lead to the displacement of underground water and soil. (by Kim Seong-gwang, staff photographer)

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