Six missing after collapse hits apartment block being built in South Korea

The exterior wall of an apartment under construction is seen collapsed at a site in Gwangju, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. South Korean emergency officials on Tuesday said that at least six people were missing and more than 100 households were forced to evacuate following the partial collapse of a high-rise apartment building that was under construction in the city of Gwangju. (Chung Hoe-sung /Yonhap via AP)

At least six people are missing and dozens of nearby households were forced to evacuate after the partial collapse of a high-rise apartment building under construction in the South Korean city of Gwangju, emergency officials said.

Jo Ho-ik, a fire department official, said rescue workers temporarily stopped searching in the evening for the missing people — believed to be construction workers on the site — because of concerns that the structure could crumble further.