Deadly building collapse in South Korea

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February 17, 2014 at 12:47 PM

Firefighters try to rescue a university student trapped by debris from the collapsed resort in Gyeongju

Rescue workers carry a victim, medical condition unknown, from a collapsed resort building in Gyeongju, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. South Korean police and news reports say that dozens of university students are feared trapped after a building’s roof collapsed because of recent heavy snowfall. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Sang-hyun) Korea Out

Rescue workers search for survivors from a collapsed resort building in Gyeongju, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. Four university students died and about 10 were feared trapped after the roof of a building collapsed in a southeastern city during a welcoming ceremony for freshmen, South Korean officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Jae-hyuck) Korea Out

Rescue workers carry a body from a collapsed building in Gyeongju, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. South Korean police and news reports say that dozens of university students are feared trapped after a building’s roof collapsed because of recent heavy snowfall.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Sang-hyun) KOREA OUT

Rescue workers search for survivors from a collapsed resort building in Gyeongju, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. South Korean police and news reports say that dozens of university students are feared trapped after a building’s roof collapsed because of recent heavy snowfall. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Sang-hyun) Korea Out

Rescue workers carry a body of a university student trapped by debris from the collapsed resort in Gyeongju

A part of a collapsed resort is seen in Gyeongju

A partially collapsed resort is seen in Gyeongju

Firefighters try to rescue a university student trapped by debris from the collapsed resort in Gyeongju

Firefighters try to rescue a university student trapped by debris from the collapsed resort in Gyeongju, south of Seoul in this February 17, 2014 photo courtesy of Yonhap. At least three students were killed and some 50 others remained trapped in debris after a resort building collapsed late Monday, according to police officials. (REUTERS/Lee Sang-hyun/Yonhap)

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The roof of a resort auditorium collapsed during a welcoming ceremony for South Korean university freshmen, killing at least eight students and seriously injuring 17 others, officials said Tuesday.

About 10 people were feared trapped as heavy snow and ice hampered rescue operations. Emergency staff worked to pry students from beneath twisted metal and rushed the injured on stretchers to waiting ambulances. (AP)

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