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Seoul's historic gate destroyed by fire A fire, that burned for hours, has destroyed Namdaemun, South Korea's oldest wooden structure and a national treasure
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| Dec.24 |
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14 sailors missing  Map of Yeosu South Korea The Eastern Bright, a 13,000-ton freighter, a ship carrying nitric acid, sank off the coast of South Korea in rough seas
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| Dec.9 |
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South Korea faces 'sea of oil' Thousands of people used shovels and buckets to clean up S. Korea's largest oil spill, which blackened beaches along the western coast
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| Dec.7 |
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Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea Thousands of tons of oil spilled off the western coast of South Korea after an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane
| The crane punctured holes in the side of the tanker Hebei Spirit a. About 10,000 tons of oil gushed out
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| Aug.18 |
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Korean summit postponed by floods North Korea: North and South Korea agreed to postpone the summit between leaders to early October due to recent floods that devastated the North
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| Jul.29 |
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Lightning kills five climbers 5 South Koreans were killed in mountains at a hill at Bukhan Mountain near the capital, while 6 other climbers were injured
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| Jun.26 |
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'No survivors' in plane  Cambodia: All 22 people, most of them S. Korean tourists, on board AN-24 which crashed were killed northeast of Bukor mountain in Kampot province | |
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| Feb.9 |
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 New bird flu outbreak Health workers have begun to cull thousands of chickens after an outbreak was discovered near Seoul
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| Jul.16 |
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Heavy rains kill 13 Landslides and flash floods in eastern South Korea left another 18 missing
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Oct.3 |
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Concert stampede kills 11 More than 5,000 people stampeded at a public-holiday music concert, killing 11 and injuring more than 50 others
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| Nov.13 |
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6 killed in ship accident  Northern Japan: The 5,500-ton S. Korean Marine Osaka, buffeted by strong winds and waves, hit a breakwater in northern Japan
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| Dec.21 |
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Bird flu spreading Government held an emergency meeting to discuss ways to contain a highly contagious strain
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| Sep.14 |
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 Troops searching for missing people 30 people are missing after Typhoon Maemi crashed through towns and villages, with winds of up to 135 mph
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| Sep.13 |
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Typhoon toll 'may top 100'| At least 48 people are dead while another 24 are missing. Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes | | |
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| Sep.12 |
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Typhoon pounds South Korea 30 people have been killed and another 30 are missing after Typhoon Maemi swept through the country's south-east
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| Aug.3 |
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Hyundai tour boss 'jumps to death'| Chung Mong-hun has committed suicide by jumping off a building that is part of the company's headquarters | |
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| Feb.23 |
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7 arrested in subway fire Authorities will seek to indict the drivers of the two trains engulfed by flames. 300 people are still listed as missing
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| Feb.18 |
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Grim search in subway A final search of the station gutted by fire in Daegu has not found any survivors
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| Jan.26 |
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  U.S. U-2 spy plane crashes A plane crashed near Seoul after its pilot ejected. The plane injured 3 people on the ground, and heavily damaged a house
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| Sep.3 |
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Typhoon delays key talks The death toll from South Korea's worst typhoon in decades has risen to 113. North-South Red Cross society talks postponed
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| Sep.1 |
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Clean up after deadly typhoon Powerful storms wreaked havoc across the peninsula forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes
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| Aug.31 |
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Storm claims 15 lives
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Million people battling lake
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| Jun.15 |
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Horror bus crash kills 13
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| May.11 |
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Foot-and-mouth spreads
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| May.3 |
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Foot-and-mouth
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| Apr.15 |
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 50 pulled alive from crush Transportation officials have recovered a flight recorder from an Air China plane
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| Apr.14 |
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Chinese jet crashes| An Air China flight carrying 155 passengers and 10 crewmembers has crashed near Busan. Some people survived the crash | |
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| Oct.3 |
Concert stampede kills 11 More than 5,000 people stampeded at a public-holiday music concert, killing 11 and injuring more than 50 others
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.18 |
Korean summit postponed by floods North Korea: North and South Korea agreed to postpone the summit between leaders to early October due to recent floods that devastated the North
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.10 |
Seoul's historic gate destroyed by fire A fire, that burned for hours, has destroyed Namdaemun, South Korea's oldest wooden structure and a national treasure
| 2003 |
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| Feb.23 |
7 arrested in subway fire Authorities will seek to indict the drivers of the two trains engulfed by flames. 300 people are still listed as missing
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.26 |
'No survivors' in plane| Cambodia: All 22 people, most of them S. Korean tourists, on board AN-24 which crashed were killed northeast of Bukor mountain in Kampot province | |
| 2003 |
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| Jan.26 |
U.S. U-2 spy plane crashes A plane crashed near Seoul after its pilot ejected. The plane injured 3 people on the ground, and heavily damaged a house
| 2002 |
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| Apr.15 |
50 pulled alive from crush Transportation officials have recovered a flight recorder from an Air China plane
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| Apr.14 |
Chinese jet crashes| An Air China flight carrying 155 passengers and 10 crewmembers has crashed near Busan. Some people survived the crash | |
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.9 |
South Korea faces 'sea of oil' Thousands of people used shovels and buckets to clean up S. Korea's largest oil spill, which blackened beaches along the western coast
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| Dec.7 |
Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea Thousands of tons of oil spilled off the western coast of South Korea after an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane
| The crane punctured holes in the side of the tanker Hebei Spirit a. About 10,000 tons of oil gushed out
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| 2003 |
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| Aug.3 |
Hyundai tour boss 'jumps to death'| Chung Mong-hun has committed suicide by jumping off a building that is part of the company's headquarters | |
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| 2002 |
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| Jun.15 |
Horror bus crash kills 13
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| 2003 |
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| Sep.14 |
Troops searching for missing people 30 people are missing after Typhoon Maemi crashed through towns and villages, with winds of up to 135 mph
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| Feb.18 |
Grim search in subway A final search of the station gutted by fire in Daegu has not found any survivors
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| 2007 |
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| Feb.9 |
New bird flu outbreak Health workers have begun to cull thousands of chickens after an outbreak was discovered near Seoul
| 2003 |
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| Dec.21 |
Bird flu spreading Government held an emergency meeting to discuss ways to contain a highly contagious strain
| 2002 |
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| May.3 |
Foot-and-mouth
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.24 |
14 sailors missing Map of Yeosu South Korea The Eastern Bright, a 13,000-ton freighter, a ship carrying nitric acid, sank off the coast of South Korea in rough seas
| 2004 |
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| Nov.13 |
6 killed in ship accident Northern Japan: The 5,500-ton S. Korean Marine Osaka, buffeted by strong winds and waves, hit a breakwater in northern Japan
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| 2002 |
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| May.11 |
Foot-and-mouth spreads
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| 2007 |
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| Jul.29 |
Lightning kills five climbers 5 South Koreans were killed in mountains at a hill at Bukhan Mountain near the capital, while 6 other climbers were injured
| 2006 |
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| Jul.16 |
Heavy rains kill 13 Landslides and flash floods in eastern South Korea left another 18 missing
| 2003 |
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| Sep.13 |
Typhoon toll 'may top 100'| At least 48 people are dead while another 24 are missing. Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes | | |
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| Sep.12 |
Typhoon pounds South Korea 30 people have been killed and another 30 are missing after Typhoon Maemi swept through the country's south-east
| 2002 |
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| Sep.3 |
Typhoon delays key talks The death toll from South Korea's worst typhoon in decades has risen to 113. North-South Red Cross society talks postponed
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| Sep.1 |
Clean up after deadly typhoon Powerful storms wreaked havoc across the peninsula forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes
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| Aug.31 |
Storm claims 15 lives
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