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Evidence of building collapse inconclusive

NK News investigation, in-country sources cast doubts on media reports

Satellite imagery analysis and NK News’ in-country sources have cast some doubts on South Korean media reports of a fatal building collapse in Pyongyang, alleged to have occurred around April 10.

Both News Can and Channel A news reported that as many as 60 North Korean construction workers were killed and hundreds more buried, following the collapse at a construction site on Ryomyong Street.

The News Can report, citing an unnamed source, said that secondary and tertiary collapses occurred at the site during cleanup operations, inflicting further damage. Aside from the anonymous sourcing cited, no further evidence was provided by