Apartment building collapses in Pyongyang

Apartment building collapses in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean official (R front) in charge of the construction of an apartment building apologizes to bereaved families and residents in Pyongyang on May 17, 2014, after the building under construction collapsed May 13 and claimed the lives of an unspecified number of people. The country's state media reported the accident on May 18.

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