“I am worried that it will collapse again, and I feel sorry for the families of the missing.”
“I came back home, but I’m not comfortable with the anxiety that I might collapse again.”
On the 23rd, after the evacuation order was issued and lifted due to the collapse of Hwajeong I-Park in Gwangju, a 33-year-old aunt, whom I met near the accident site, said in a sad voice.
Due to the risk of additional tower crane collapse, an evacuation order was issued for 12 days from the 11th to the 22nd, immediately after the accident, for the residents of the mixed-use apartment right next to the I-Park construction site.
Residents, including Mr. Lee, spent about two weeks at a nearby lodging facility or at a relative’s house.
When Mr. Lee entered the house after a long time, his hands were full of purple suitcases, side dish boxes, and paper bags containing daily necessities.
He said that he had only gotten out of the house with his father, younger brother, and pets. He said he was afraid to go into the university dormitory.
He also did not forget to worry about the families of the missing and his neighbors.
He said, “There are still families desperately looking for the missing, and I feel uncomfortable because the apartment complex is not open.
In the vicinity of the tent where passes to enter the house were issued, residents who met in 12 days exchanged greetings with each other, saying, “Where have you been?” and “How have you been?”
One resident said, “I came into the house as soon as the evacuation order was lifted last night,” said one resident.
Although the evacuation order has been lifted, entry and exit around the residential apartment are not completely free.
The Accident Management Integrated Countermeasures Headquarters prohibits entry of non-residents to the apartment due to the risk of additional debris falling.
Residents must obtain a daily pass to enter the apartment complex they live in.
The sales of stationery wholesalers on the first and second floors of residential and commercial apartment complexes and nearby shopping malls are still banned.
One resident said, “For the past two years, it has been noisy due to the construction of the apartment, but if it is rebuilt after dismantling, I will not be able to live comfortably for several years.
At the Hwajeong I-Park in Gwangju, which was under construction, on the 11th, part of the 38th to 23rd floors of the 39-story building collapsed, leaving one person injured and six workers missing.
One person was found dead on the 14th, and the search for five is ongoing.
/yunhap news
