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President Lee Orders All-Out Rescue Efforts Following Daegu Ceiling Collapse

President Lee Orders All-Out Rescue Efforts Following Daegu Ceiling Collapse
▲ President Lee Jae-myung

President Lee Jae-myung received a briefing on the supermarket ceiling collapse that occurred in Buk-gu, Daegu, today (the 10th) and instructed authorities to make every possible effort to rescue lives.

Kang Yu-jung, senior presidential spokesperson, stated that President Lee received a briefing regarding the accident from Acting National Police Agency Commissioner General Kim Jong-cheol and urged relevant agencies to take thorough measures in handling the aftermath.

Earlier this morning, part of the ceiling collapsed at a grocery supermarket in Buk-gu, Daegu, injuring 36 visitors, 9 of whom were transported to hospitals.

None of the injured are reported to be in life-threatening condition.
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