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Podcast: The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast
Episode: "The Disaster Republic": Disasters that Shaped Modern Korea (1990s)
Description: Send us Fan MailModern Korea was shaped as much by its disasters as its achievements. The 1990s were known as βThe Disaster Republic.β The earlier decadeβs rush to build the country resulted in horrific building and bridge collapses.(October 28, 1992) Murder of Yoon Geum-yi(Jan 7, 1993) Wooam Shopping Arcade Collapse - 28 killed(March 28, 1993) Gupo Mugunghwa Train - 78 killed(July 26, 1993) Asiana Airlines Flight 733 - 69 killed(Oct 10, 1993) Sinking of MV Seohae - 292 killed(October 21, 1994) Seongsu Bridge collapse - 32 killed(1995) Sampoong Department Store Collapse - 502 killedJoin our Patreon to get more stuffhttps...