Large Number of Casualties Seen in North Korea Building Collapse
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The collapse of a 23-story residential building in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang that was inhabited by 92 families likely caused a large number of casualties, a South Korean official said.
The May 13 collapse in the Phyongchon district led senior North Korean officials to publicly apologize, while leader Kim Jong Un was “too heartbroken to sleep,” the country’s official Korean Central News Agency said yesterday.