Air raid sirens blare in Seoul after North Korea launches satellite
Wailing air raid sirens and cell phone alerts calling for rare evacuations rattled residents of the South Korean capital, Seoul, early on Wednesday after North Korea launched what it said was a satellite.
“I was so panicked. 911 lines were busy and the internet was slow,” said Lee Juyeon, 33, a resident in the densely populated city of 9 million who has a nine month old child. “So without knowing what was really happening, I was about to head down to a basement wearing a wrap carrier with my baby.” Then came a second mobile alert minutes later calling for an actual evacuation, which remained in place for at least 10 minutes until city said it was a false alarm sent in error.
While residents of Seoul are used to living in the shadow of threats from their nuclear-armed neighbour, an element of complacency has crept in among many in the city about the risks and how to respond.
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