| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Len8
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
Location: Kyungju
|
 Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject: Korean Disasters (tragedies) whatever |
 |
|
Maybe not the most pleasant topic, but several come to mind
1 Yongpoon department store (happened after I got here, but i saw the national geographic version of it)
2 Subway fiasco in Taegu (Korean guy throwing a carton of fuel into a carriage)
3 Disco in Taegu that caught fire, where many young people died because guys on the gate wouldn't let the young highschool kids out until they had payed some W2000 each.
4 the childrens camp that caught fire, because the staff didn't check an inscense burner. Burner set the place alight and some 40 preschool kids were killed
any others? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Norith
Joined: 02 Nov 2007
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Yeosu Detention Center fire...I think early 2007/late 2006. 8 foreigners died, 18 others injured. I'm pretty sure the fire was started by a detainee, but the guards couldn't find the keys to unlock the cells....a freaking travesty. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
guido
Joined: 13 Sep 2006
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| the birth of every Korean man |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
fortysixyou
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:52 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| guido wrote: |
| the birth of every Korean man |
Guido, what an ugly thing to say. Shame on you. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
guido
Joined: 13 Sep 2006
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| yes, not my finest comment, I have just had a bad couple of days with Korean men and then someone on here has said they were raped and that nothing can be done as the cops let it go as "drunken behaviour".....I am way overdue at Incheon airport. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject: Re: Korean Disasters (tragedies) whatever |
|
|
| Len8 wrote: |
Maybe not the most pleasant topic, but several come to mind
1 Yongpoon department store (happened after I got here, but i saw the national geographic version of it)
2 Subway fiasco in Taegu (Korean guy throwing a carton of fuel into a carriage)
3 Disco in Taegu that caught fire, where many young people died because guys on the gate wouldn't let the young highschool kids out until they had payed some W2000 each.
4 the childrens camp that caught fire, because the staff didn't check an inscense burner. Burner set the place alight and some 40 preschool kids were killed
any others? |
Numerous stories since 2001 of brothels and hogwons burning down with lots of people trapped inside of them due to owners locking them inside to prevent the victims from leaving.
The warehouse that burned down recently killed 40 people - including at least 13 foreigners - and it had but one locked Exit Door and no fire escape.
Last edited by Roch on Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:34 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject: Disasters |
|
|
1/ The Uiryeong massacre in Gyeongsangnamdo, in April 1982. 58 people died.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woo_Bum-kon
2/ Gwangju Democratization Movement (May 18-> May 27, 1980)
"There is no exact death toll of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. According to the May 18 Bereaved Family Association, at least 165 people died between May 18 and 27. Another 65 are still missing and presumed dead."
I went & saw the memorial in August last year. Quite moving.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Massacre
Although neither of the above were disasters per se, they were both tragic events in Korea's history. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: Disasters |
|
|
| chris_J2 wrote: |
1/ The Uiryeong massacre in Gyeongsangnamdo, in April 1982. 58 people died.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woo_Bum-kon
2/ Gwangju Democratization Movement (May 18-> May 27, 1980)
"There is no exact death toll of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. According to the May 18 Bereaved Family Association, at least 165 people died between May 18 and 27. Another 65 are still missing and presumed dead."
I went & saw the memorial in August last year. Quite moving.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Massacre
Although neither of the above were disasters per se, they were both tragic events in Korea's history. |
Some estimates put the number of murdered Gwanjuians at over 2,000! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Kimchi Cowboy
Joined: 17 Sep 2006
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: Korean Disasters (tragedies) whatever |
|
|
| Len8 wrote: |
Maybe not the most pleasant topic, but several come to mind
1 Yongpoon department store (happened after I got here, but i saw the national geographic version of it)
|
I believe it was Sampoong. 501 killed. Wikipedia has a good article on it.
Seongsu Bridge collapse, 1994. 32 killed, 19 injured. One of my Korean co-workers lost some of his classmates in the collapse. He also lost one of his best friends in the recent warehouse fire in Ichon.
Should probably mention the people who get electrocuted every year during rainy season by walking through puddles which conduct electricity from faulty underground wiring. Be careful where you step, folks.
On a related note, I recently saw a story that estimated over 100,000 laborers were killed in China due to industrial accidents in 2007 alone... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cunning_stunt
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:58 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
| yes, not my finest comment, I have just had a bad couple of days with Korean men and then someone on here has said they were raped and that nothing can be done as the cops let it go as "drunken behaviour".....I am way overdue at Incheon airport. |
And all foriegners are kiddy fiddlers 'cause some plonker wandered through here a few months ago .
Shut up and get to that airport . |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
guido
Joined: 13 Sep 2006
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:16 am Post subject: |
|
|
| dont start again rooster |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cunning_stunt
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:25 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
| dont start again rooster |
No . The guy can hardly contain his racism . 99% of people in Korea I meet report nothing of the type of experience that this guy always moans about . Perhaps that's good reason to consider that the fault lies with him rather than the Koreans . Just leave buddy . |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
guido
Joined: 13 Sep 2006
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:29 am Post subject: |
|
|
you are the guy that used to post as rooster right?
I have had a run in with you before....even asked you for a beer when it was all said and done...you are just a shtstirrer...you havent been here tooo long but you know the lot.....Am I racist?...well I hate Korean men and I hate the society I live in but at 4m a month and a severance of 8m I will stay for 6 more months to make life more comfy when I get back....oh maybe I should give you some of my money to put in your sure thing investment in SA.....like I said we have been through it and round 2 wont end any better... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
boyne11
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:30 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Korean War. Killed millions including foreigners. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
guido
Joined: 13 Sep 2006
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:30 am Post subject: |
|
|
| and I dont have any bad problems to report here rooster...I am responding to the rape allegations on this site... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
