A sinkhole occurred near the main Lotte Department Store in Jung-gu, Seoul.
According to the fire authorities on the 26th, at around 9:49 p.m. on the same day, a sinkhole approximately 50 cm wide and 50 cm long, and about 2 m deep, was discovered on the first lane of Namdaemun Road heading toward Euljiro Entrance Station at the intersection in front of the Bank of Korea.
The police are controlling two lanes in the direction where the sinkhole occurred and one lane on the opposite side.
The Western Road Maintenance Office plans to deploy excavators to carry out recovery work.
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