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http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/09/07/2009090700275.html
3 bodies have so far been found, 5 are still missing, presumed dead.
10 tanks belonging to the ROKA were trapped by the flood, but managed to escape.
The really agitating thing about this is that they have the same kind of dam at the Han river, which could flood our Capital, Seoul.
6 S.Koreans Missing as N.Korea Opens Floodgates
6 campers are missing after an unexpected release of water from a North Korean dam early Sunday morning caused flash floods in the lower reaches of the Imjin River in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province.
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said some 40 million tons of water was released over 11 hours from 2 a.m. Sunday.
A military officer said the six South Koreans seem to have disappeared as result of North Korea opening some floodgates of the Hwang River Dam in Tosan-gun, North Hwanghae Province, 42.3 km north of the military demarcation line. North Korea gave no warning nor offered an explanation.
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Rescue workers search for six missing campers near the Imjin Bridge at the Imjin River in Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi Province on Sunday.
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There are accusations that the government did nothing to prevent the disaster, although worries have been raised since December 2002 about damage to South Korea in the wake of the North's construction of the Hwang River Dam.
The automatic warning system, which had been established to evacuate residents when the level of the Imjin River goes up, was not working on Sunday morning.
Kwon Do-yup, first vice minister of land, transport and maritime affairs, said the ministry is "checking to find out the cause."
3 bodies have so far been found, 5 are still missing, presumed dead.
10 tanks belonging to the ROKA were trapped by the flood, but managed to escape.
The really agitating thing about this is that they have the same kind of dam at the Han river, which could flood our Capital, Seoul.
