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Harassment, assault of paramedics on rise in South Chungcheong

The province has logged seven cases, from verbal abuse to physical attacks, against first responders attempting to serve their communities.

2026.8.4

A fire occurred in a unit on the eighth floor of a Eunma Apartments building in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, in the early hours of Feb. 24. [LEE GYU-RIM]

Teenager trapped in burning apartment calls for help just minutes before she dies

Minutes before she died in a fire at Seoul’s Eunma Apartments, a 16-year-old girl was on the phone with 119, trapped inside the burning home and pleading for help.

2026.2.27

9,600 medical facilities to remain open over Lunar New Year holiday

Korea will keep an average of nearly 9,600 clinics and hospitals open each day during the Lunar New Year holiday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday.

2026.2.12

Students evacuated from middle schools in Seoul after faxed bomb threats

Students were evacuated from schools in Seoul after multiple bomb threats were reported, though police later confirmed no explosives were present, authorities said Wednesday.

2025.8.27

Seoul Medical Center ER entrance. [YONHAP]

66 hospital ERs to stay open during Chuseok holiday in Seoul

The city government said Wednesday that all 66 emergency rooms, including those at general and university hospitals, will be open 24 hours a day as usual.

2023.9.27

A screenshot of the Ministry of Interior and Safety's application that allows users to report emergencies without having to make a call. [MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND SAFETY]

Foreigners now can report emergencies in four different languages

The Ministry of Interior and Safety announced Tuesday that it launched an application that allows users to report emergencies in five languages.

2023.5.16

Bang Moon-kyu, minister for government policy coordination, bows before the start of a press conference by the Central Disaster Management Headquarters at the government complex in Sejong on Friday. [YONHAP]

Gov't emergency network not used until over an hour after first death in Itaewon

A government-wide civil emergency communication system set up in the aftermath of the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking was barely used to coordinate inter-agency action while the fatal Itaewon crowd crush unfolded last weekend.

2022.11.4

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