Difficulty in Rescuing Buried Victims on 26th Floor of Gwangju Apartment Collapse... Attempt to Enter from 27th Floor Downwards

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] At the site of the collapse accident of the newly constructed apartment by Gwangju Hyundai Development Company, the rescue of 2 buried victims and the search for 2 missing persons are facing difficulties due to layers of piled-up debris.

The Central Accident Response Headquarters and the local integrated accident response headquarters announced on the 4th that they are currently attempting to access by breaking through the floor on the 27th floor, which is above, to rescue the buried victims found on the 26th floor.

Currently, part of the 28th floor floor is exposed, and work is being carried out with attention to the safety of rescue workers and operators.

However, it is known that there are many difficulties due to the large amount of debris from the 26th floor, and it is judged that approaching from the upper floor to the lower floor in the existing method is the safest and fastest way.

On this day, 184 personnel from 21 organizations, 38 vehicles, 4 rescue dogs, and 4 drones were deployed for search and rescue operations, making an all-out effort.

Hyundai Development Company also completed the installation of H-beams, jack supports, and other equipment to prevent further collapse in support of search and rescue.

On the previous day, it was identified that the south outer wall of the collapsed building shook up to 224mm. Regarding this, Hyundai Development Company explained that it is not in an unstable state within a controllable range.

Meanwhile, at around 3:46 p.m. on the 11th of last month, the outer wall of floors 23 to 38 of Building 201 of Gwangju Hwajeong I-Park, newly constructed by Hyundai Development Company, collapsed.

As a result of this accident, 6 people went missing; among them, 2 were recovered deceased, and 2 have been located but rescue is delayed due to layers of debris.

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