S. Korean Government to Pay Comfort Money to Victims' Families

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S. Korean Government to Pay Comfort Money to Victims' Families

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The South Korean government plans to pay comfort money to the families of the victims of the Daegu subway fire, if the site is declared a special disaster area, the Ministry of Construction and Transportation said Wednesday.

Comfort money will amount to a maximum 20 million won(US$16,652) per victim and 10 million won each for those injured.

Source: Agencies

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