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Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site tunnel collapse

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On October 31, 2017,unconfirmed reports of several underground tunnels collapsing at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. The initial cave-in killed 100 workers, and another 100 rescuers were killed in a following collapse.[1][2] The collapse was first reported by a Japanese TV station, TV Asahi. They also reported that the test on September 3, 2017 might have weakened the area.[3] If the mountain where the tunnel is located, Mount Mantap, collapses, there is the potential for nuclear fallout to be spread across half of the world.[4]

References

  1. ^ "North Korea kills 200 North Koreans testing nukes". New York Post. 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  2. ^ "A tunnel collapsed at a North Korean nuclear test site, reportedly killing 200 people". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. ^ Byrnes, Jesse (2017-10-31). "Up to 200 killed in North Korean nuclear test site collapse: report". TheHill. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. ^ Ryall, Julian (31 October 2017). "Collapse at North Korea nuclear test site 'leaves 200 dead'". The Telegraph.
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