``1.6 billion won should be compensated to the families of brother and sister who died after falling through a manhole in heavy rain at Gangnam Station'' - South Korean court

The families of a brother and sister who died after falling into a manhole in the Seoul/Gangnam station area during heavy rains in the central region in August last year will receive more than 1.6 billion won (approximately 176 million yen) in compensation.
is what happened. According to the legal community, on the 27th, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in partial favor of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking damages brought by the families of the siblings against Seocho District. The court is ``Seocho District.''
The agency ordered that the spouses and children of the deceased siblings be paid over 1.647 billion won (approximately 181.2 million yen) and late fees.
Mr. A and Mr. B, who are brother and sister, were crossing the road in the Gangnam Station area of Seocho-gu, where torrential rain was pouring down on August 8 last year.
He fell into the hole and died. Seocho District claimed that it was not responsible for compensation, saying, ``The accident could not have been predicted or avoided due to the natural disaster of record-breaking heavy rain.''
However, the court ruled, ``If it rains a lot, there is a good chance that the manholes installed on the roads around Gangnam Station will open up due to rainwater flowing back into the sewer system.''
"Manhole covers installed on roads must be installed and maintained to the extent that they cannot easily open even when rainwater flows backwards." Also, when it rained less than this time in the past, Manho
Considering the fact that the lid of the boiler had been opened before, it was determined that it could not be concluded that this accident was caused by a natural disaster.
However, the court stated, ``At the time of the accident, the victims were fully aware of the seriousness of the torrential rains.''
The road was flooded with rainwater, so they should have checked the condition carefully before crossing the road.''The amount of compensation was determined by determining that Mr. A and Mr. B were 20% at fault.