A North Korean official apologizes on Saturday, May 17, in front of residents and families of victims of an accident at an apartment construction site in Pyongyang, North Korea.
North Korea apologizes for building collapse —
A North Korean official apologizes on Saturday, May 17, in front of residents and families of victims of an accident at an apartment construction site in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Kyodo News/AP
North Korean women listen as the official apologizes.
North Korea apologizes for building collapse —
North Korean women listen as the official apologizes.
Kyodo News/Landov
The official bows before the victims' families.
North Korea apologizes for building collapse —
The official bows before the victims' families.
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A South Korean government official said the building had 23 floors and estimated that as many as 92 families might have been living inside. The South Korean government closely monitors events in North Korea.
North Korea apologizes for building collapse —
A South Korean government official said the building had 23 floors and estimated that as many as 92 families might have been living inside. The South Korean government closely monitors events in North Korea.
KCNA via KNS/AP
The construction of the building "was not done properly, and officials supervised and controlled it in an irresponsible manner," the Korean Central News Agency reported. Pyongyang residents were "greatly shocked," it said.
North Korea apologizes for building collapse —
The construction of the building "was not done properly, and officials supervised and controlled it in an irresponsible manner," the Korean Central News Agency reported. Pyongyang residents were "greatly shocked," it said.
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