Search Intensifies for Missing Worker After Gwangmyeong Tunnel Collapse

Rescue teams work through challenging conditions to locate a missing worker as investigations into the structural failure continue.

An underground section of the Sinansan Line construction site in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi, collapsed on April 11, leading to a major rescue operation.
One worker, an excavator driver in his 20s, was rescued after being trapped nearly 100 feet underground for 13 hours.
Efforts to locate a missing worker in his 50s are ongoing, with heavy equipment and search-and-rescue dogs deployed despite adverse weather conditions.
Local authorities evacuated 2,400 residents as a precaution, with the evacuation order lifted after safety inspections confirmed the area was secure.
Investigators are examining potential structural failures and safety oversights that may have contributed to the collapse at the subway construction site.