Park visits burned market in her political stronghold of Daegu
Social affairsDec 1, 2016
President Park Geun-hye on Thursday visited a fire-ravaged market in her political stronghold of Daegu, in her first trip outside her office in over a month, as a crippling scandal rumbles on. The embattled leader made the unannounced visit to Seomun Market, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, where nearly 680 shops were destroyed and two firefighters were injured in a fire on Wednesday.Upon her arrival, Park looked over the damaged section. The city has called on the central government to d