Roofs collapsed in heavy snow... Reparations must be proved 'faulty'

In the record November snow...a series of building and roof collapsesProperty and Human Rights ↑…A lawsuit for damages is likely to followIssues over whether the 'fault' such as the construction company worked on the accident
"If the state did not take action even after predicting the accident, compensation should be made."

[Anchor]
The 'November heavy snow' for the first time in 117 years caused damage everywhere.

In particular, there were a series of roof collapse accidents because this snow was heavy and wet.

Can I get compensation for the damage caused by this?

Reporter Kim Chul-hee covered it.

[Reporter]
A record-breaking November snowstorm caused buildings and roofs to crumble everywhere.

[Joo Sang-seok / Marketplace merchant (last month 28th): The tent in front of the store has collapsed, so we can't even do business. It's a real hell of a lot]

The sudden collapse caused property damage as well as injuries or deaths.

It is expected that there will be a series of lawsuits asking for compensation for the damage, and the issue that will determine the outcome is whether the "fault" of the contractor and others worked on the accident.

In 2014, a factory building collapsed in Ulsan, where heavy snow hit, killing one person and injuring six others.

At that time, a large amount of compensation was given to the construction company and the architect,
This is because
was found to have caused accidents due to poor construction, such as issuing documents based on false data and omitting some structures altogether.

Compensation is expected to be possible even if it is recognized that the state or local government has failed to take appropriate measures for expected accidents.

[Park Sung-bae / Lawyer: If preparations have been delayed too much or if proper measures have not been taken despite the continued receipt of related reports at the same point, there may be room for the state to be held liable for compensation.]

However, since the court often judged the sudden heavy snow as an "accident caused by force majeure," that is, a natural disaster, it seems that proof of negligence through objective data should be preceded in order to compensate.

I'm Kim Chulhee of YTN.

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