8 killed and 100 trapped in collapsed building in Gyeongju City, Korea

Eight college students were killed and 100 more feared trapped after an auditorium collapsed under heavy snow on Monday in the city of Gyeongju, Korea.
Gyeongju City said about 1000 students from Busan University of Foreign Studies were going through freshmen orientation in the auditorium.
Many of the students escaped from the collapsed auditorium, and at least 16 of them were taken to a nearby hospital due to injury.
An official said the roof collapsed around 9:16 p.m., apparently caused by the recent heavy snow. The exact cause is under investigation.

The local fire department said the resort, owned and operated by Kolon, was located on a hillside and it would take more time than usual to approach the auditorium due to deep snowdrifts.
The resort was built in 2006, and the auditorium was a sandwich-panel prefab construction, which is vulnerable to excessive weight.

Exact casualties are not yet known, the longer the rescue efforts can increase the casualties due to possible risk of hypothermia.