Surviving the Deadliest Mall Collapse: The Sampoong Story

A big thanks to Farmkind for sponsoring this episode. Help animals escape factory farming. FarmKind sends 100% of donations to animal welfare. Use code SURVIVE for 50% boost: https://www.farmkind.giving/survive?promo=survive On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea collapsed in just 20 seconds, becoming one of the deadliest non-deliberate building collapses in modern history. One woman, Yoo Ji-hwan, along with a small group of others, just barely survived. In this episode of How to Survive, we examine the structural failures, warning signs ignored by management, and the miraculous rescue operations where survivors endured weeks beneath the rubble. And we'd like to thank our guest Steven Lohse, who is an instructor at Valor Rescue.  He shared exactly what to do when you arrive on site at a structural collapse. https://www.valorrescue.ca/about Some made it. Many didn't. How To Survive digs into the real stories behind disasters, tragedies, and extreme moments, and the decisions that made all the difference. This video contains copyrighted material used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, which allows fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. All news archival clips and historical images belong to their respective copyright holders and are utilized strictly for commentary, educational, and historical analysis purposes. ───────────────────────────── JOIN THE COMMUNITY ───────────────────────────── 📲 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howtosurviveshow/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howtosurvive.show 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtosurvive.show/ ───────────────────────────── SUPPORT THE SHOW ───────────────────────────── 👕 Merch: https://shop.underknown.com/collections/how-to-survive ───────────────────────────── MORE FROM UNDERKNOWN ───────────────────────────── 🪐 What If – Science Hypotheticals: https://bit.ly/youtube-What-If 🧠 Aperture – Philosophy & Psychology: https://bit.ly/aperture-show ───────────────────────────── 📩 Brand partnerships & collaborations: [email protected] Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com ───────────────────────────── Note: This video is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen on this channel. If you think you may have an emergency, call your doctor, the ambulance or the police immediately. Underknown does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned in this video. Reliance on any information provided by Underknown is solely at your own risk. #southkorea #seoul #mall #shoppingmall #collapse #tragedy #story #truestory #documentary