Landslide Caused by Heavy Rain in Yeongju, Gyeongbuk... 14-Month-Old Girl Found in Cardiac Arrest in Buried House

A 14-month-old child buried in a house collapsed by a landslide in Yeongju, Gyeongbuk, was rescued but transported to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest.

According to the Gyeongbuk Fire Headquarters on the 30th, at around 4:43 a.m. that day, a report was received that a landslide had caused a house to collapse in Sangmang-dong, Yeongju, burying a girl inside the house.

A house collapsed due to a landslide in Yeongju-si, Gyeongbuk on the 30th. Firefighters are conducting rescue operations inside the house where a 14-month-old baby was buried. [Image source=Gyeongbuk Fire Headquarters]

The fire authorities believe that soil brought in by the landslide covered the house, causing it to collapse, and they proceeded with rescue operations by removing the soil accumulated inside the house. About two hours into the rescue operation, around 7 a.m., they found the girl in cardiac arrest and transported her to the hospital.

At the time of the accident, there were 10 family members inside the house, and nine were rescued, but the 14-month-old girl was left alone buried in the accumulated soil and could not be extracted in time.

Yeongju, where a heavy rain warning was issued, experienced over 138.6 mm of heavy rain since the 29th. In the Sangmang-dong area, about 40 residents from 15 households are currently evacuating due to the landslide. On that day alone, more than 50 reports of rain damage, including house and road flooding, were received in Yeongju.

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