S. Korean, U.S. soldiers’ voluntary work South Korean and U.S. Marines jointly collect garbage along the seaside of Pohang, 374 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on March 24, 2023. (Yonhap)
It is amazing how many people died trying to save cars that could have easily been repaired or fixed with insurance:
Rescue workers carry a survivor out of the flooded underground parking lot of an apartment building in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on Sept. 6, 2022, after nine residents went missing following the torrential rains caused by Typhoon Hinnamnor that hit the region. (Yonhap)
Nine people have been pulled from a flooded parking garage in the southeastern city of Pohang, two of them alive, with the seven others having died after being found in cardiac arrest, as the search continued for any remaining victims in the wake of Typhoon Hinnamnor.
All of them had been trapped in the underground parking lot at an apartment complex in Pohang, about 270 km southeast of Seoul, after going there to move their cars amid heavy downpours brought on by the typhoon.
Rescue workers searched the flooded garage and pulled the nine people out of the water.
#KoreanHistoryToday: Construction of the Pohang steel mill concludes in 1963. The centerpiece of Park Chung-hee's 3rd 5-year plan, this new plant initially had the capacity to produce 1 million tons. It would foster the growth of other heavy industries, including shipbuilding. pic.twitter.com/DkRr5zgFZG
Sand fills a paddy in the quake-ridden southeastern port city of Pohang, a clear sign of liquefaction, on Dec. 1, 2017. Earlier in the day, the National Disaster and Safety Management Control headquarters announced that the phenomenon has been confirmed, albeit not serious, in the region hit by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake on Nov. 15. (Yonhap)
I have always felt that if a major earthquake struck South Korea it would be devastating and this 5.4 magnitude quake hopefully serves as a wake up call to improve building standards in the country:
Vehicles in Pohang, South Gyeongsang Province, got crashed by concrete slabs that fell from the top of a building next to them after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the city on Wednesday afternoon. / Yonhap
A series of powerful earthquakes struck the southeastern city of Pohang, Wednesday, shaking many parts of the country, including Seoul nearly 300 kilometers away.
The first major quake ― 5.4 in magnitude ― struck Pohang at 2:29 p. m., the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said.The epicenter was measured about nine kilometers north of Pohang and nine kilometers beneath the surface.
The quake was followed by aftershocks of lesser intensity, including a 3.6-magnitude one at 3:09 p.m.When a 4.6-magnitude quake occurred 8 kilometers north of the city at 4:49 p.m., residents across South Gyeongsang Province feared whether the tremors had yet to end.Fire departments in Changwon city 130 kilometers away from Pohang received dozens of calls from worried citizens.
Nuclear reactors in Ulsan, some 80 kilometers south of Pohang, operated normally with no sign of radiation leaks, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said. [Korea Times]
South Korean marines jump from a military hot-air balloon over the southeastern city of Pohang on March 3, 2017, as they take part in an airdrop drill. (Yonhap)
Soldiers take part in a joint landing drill between South Korea and the United States on a beach in Pohang, southeastern South Korea, on March 30, 2015. (Yonhap)
South Korea and the United States plan to stage a joint landing drill here late this month, with three U.S. amphibious ships participating, officers said Wednesday.
Starting at the end of this month, the Marine Corps and the navies of the two nations are scheduled to hold the annual landing drill of Ssangyong in South Korea’s southern port city of Pohang “to boost capabilities of conducting the full spectrum of a combined arms, amphibious landing operation,” a military officer said.
Though the exact scale of the planned exercise is not known, officers say some 1,000 U.S. Marines and 3,000 South Koreans are to take part in the drill, which is expected to last less than a week, together with the three U.S. amphibious vessels.
“The U.S. plans to send the 25,000-ton USS Green Bay transport dock, the 41,000-ton USS Bonhomme Richard assault ship and the 15,000-ton USS Ashland dock landing ship for the exercise,” another officer said.
The Green Bay, which takes on the design for stealth capabilities, is able to deliver a fully equipped battalion of 800 Marines. It is the first time that the San Antonio-class ship has taken part in the joint drill. [Yonhap]
You can read more at the link, but I would like to see the anti-US leftists try and stab these guys like they did the US ambassador.
South Korean and U.S. Marines hold a joint firing drill in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, on Dec. 23, 2014. (Photo courtesy of First Marine Division) (Yonhap)
