Netizens mourn the death of family trapped in basement flood in situation parallel to the movie 'Parasite'

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    Article: BBC reports of family of 3 drowned in flood "They were living in the half-basement depicted in the movie 'Parasite'"

    Source: Joongang Ilbo via Nate


    1. [+556, -4] I saw on the news that it wasn't even a half-basement they were living in, it was just a basement ㅠㅠ may they rest in peace


    2. [+452, -11] Please stop renting out basements as homes. They are not fit for humans to live in.


    3. [+434, -6] This is so frustrating... To think that they had to close out their lives while living in a basement while living in such an advanced world..


    4. [+31, -1] They were disabled and on welfare. Why were they living in a basement? What happened to all of the rental apartments for people like them?? Why are all of these apartments filled with people driving luxury cars? Shouldn't we be prioritizing housing for the disabled and poor instead of offering cuts for newlywed couples?


    5. [+26, -1] It breaks my heart to know that they had a disabled daughter ㅠ in your next life, please be born as Lee Jae Yong's offspring ㅠ

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    Article: "There are people trapped here" family with disabled child drowns in night flood

    Source: Yonhap News via Nate


    1. [+3,092, -46] How can this still be happening in Seoul in the 21st century...


    2. [+2,294, -30] This is so unfortunate. May they rest in peace ㅠ


    3. [+124, -4] How could anyone have thought that they would die in their own homes... this is not right


    4. [+109, -1] Like a scene out of the movie 'Parasite'.. ㅠㅠ it makes me sad to hear that their neighbors tried everything to save them..


    5. [+106, -0] The rich keep rising higher and higher while the poor get buried under basements


    6. [+74, -8] The disabled continue to die like this while society fails to treat them like human beings ㅠㅜ


    7. [+65, -1] Reminds me of the movie 'Parasite'... the rainfall was just another night to the rich, an occasion to drink some wine over classical music, while for someone else, it was a matter of life or death...


    8. [+50, -0] The family's grandmother was in the hospital ㅠ I can't imagine how she will feel when she finds out she lost both her daughter and granddaughter ㅠ


    9. [+40, -3] It's a bizarre feeling... I read a post from a teen living in a high rise Gangnam apartment south of Seoul complaining about how her family's car is underwater... meanwhile another teen living in a basement was losing her life at that same time...


    10. [+33, -0] This is really the movie 'Parasite'. While the rich are enjoying the vibes of the rain, another is losing their life in the flood... bitter reality

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    Quote from emme-105

    It's a bizarre feeling... I read a post from a teen living in a high rise Gangnam apartment south of Seoul complaining about how her family's car is underwater... meanwhile another teen living in a basement was losing her life at that same time...

    I felt that because i live there in a high rise the only worry was my car. I even gave people tips on how to save your car to waterproof the engine and battery. I'm suprised we still allow basements to be sold considering Seoul is a flood zone. The government gets alot of the flak for one shit level housing requirements. If things were more strict, relators would be required to only put out real housing. Second is the garbage flood infrastructure we have here.

    Quote from kazuyakamenashi

    I felt that because i live there in a high rise the only worry was my car. I even gave people tips on how to save your car to waterproof the engine and battery. I'm suprised we still allow basements to be sold considering Seoul is a flood zone. The government gets alot of the flak for one shit level housing requirements. If things were more strict, relators would be required to only put out real housing. Second is the garbage flood infrastructure we have here.

    Maybe because basements are a lot cheaper. Does Korea have low income housing?

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    the fact that we as people don't care of the most vulnerable is just a stain on us

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    I'm really surprised there are so many basements given that it's prone to flooding. The area where I live is technically on a flood plain and it's extremely rare to find a basement here even though they're good storm shelters for tornados. When we owned a house our insurance company wouldn't even sell us flood insurance because the flood risk is so high.

    This awful. My neighborhood in Philly is on the river and since the whole bottom of the area is prone to flooding when the Schuykill overflows, many houses are built higher off the ground. I don't think anyone here would ever rent out basement apartments. Not in this area. It's so sad to read this.

    Quote from Park_Oppa

    Maybe because basements are a lot cheaper. Does Korea have low income housing?

    Yes but unfortunately it's not as big as it should be and social welfare programs are not as good as western countries and then you add on the bs social stigma behind being poor also leads to some people not taking the service even when its offered

    RIP. This is so triggering for me. I also survived a flood, which completely submerge the entire first floor of my house and I don't wish this on anyone to go through. The water came in so fast and it rose quickly - much more than I ever thought it would. It's been a decade since but I get anxiety every time we hit rainy/typhoon season.


    I also read some media news about this and reading the new President's remark about it was maddening for some reason.

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