Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Large sinkhole appears in Goyang
A sinkhole appears in the middle of a road at Baekseok-dong in Goyang, Saturday. Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
A large sinkhole has opened up in the middle of a road in Goyang, swallowing the pavement and disrupting construction work nearby.
A big chunk of the roadway near the Almi Park in Baekseok-dong collapsed on Sunday around 2:30 p.m., leaving a hole five meters wide and one meter deep, according to city government officials.
It was the fourth sinkhole in the area after three others appeared in 2017.
No casualties were reported.
Officials immediately blocked the road. They said construction of a 15-story complex next to the hole might have been the cause.