SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 72 sinkholes were reported across Seoul during the first half of 2025, underscoring growing concerns about the city’s aging underground infrastructure and prompting a major government response. According to data released Sunday by Seoul’s disaster and safety portal, Seoul Safer, sinkholes occurred at a rate of roughly [...]
SEOUL, April 16, (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly one-third of Seoul’s underground sewer lines have surpassed 50 years of age, with some districts relying on antiquated infrastructure for more than half of their networks, raising concerns over public safety and the growing risk of sinkholes. According to data disclosed by Rep. Jin Sun-mi of the Democratic [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 169 sinkholes formed in Seoul over the past seven years, the metropolitan government said Monday, amid a recent spate of cases of land subsidence on roads and other public places. The number of sinkholes, which refer to a depression or hole in the ground, surged from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A municipal government in Seoul has installed an underground monitoring system that feeds data in real time to a command center, which will help city officials prevent dangers like sinkholes — a road hazard frequently linked to underground infrastructural problems. The local government in question is in Seongdong District, located [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A government-backed research institute in South Korea is trialing an IoT-based sinkhole prevention technology at one of the busiest subway stations in Seoul. The UnderGround Safety (UGS) Convergence Research Department at the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced on Monday plans to install a sinkhole risk monitoring system [...]