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Podcast: The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast
Episode: Disasters that Shaped Modern Korea (21st Century)
Description: Send us Fan MailModern Korea was shaped as much by its disasters as its achievements. The 21st century started with fires and serial killers as disasters went from a macro to a human level. (1999) Sealand Youth Training Centre - 23 killed(1999) Inchon bar fire - 65 killed(2003) Daegu subway fire - 192 killed(2003-2004) Yu Yeong-cheol - 20 killed(2008) Fire in refrigeration distribution warehouse under construction - 40/57 killed(2008) Namdaemun fire(2008) Nonhyeon-dong massacre - 6 killed(2014) Sewol Ferry - 304 killed(2016) Gangnam bathroom murder(2017) Jecheon fire - electrical fire in a gym “Noble Fitness and Spa” - 29 killedJoin our Patre...