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What follows the fireworks

By Lim Jeong-yeo

Published : Oct. 1, 2017 - 16:12

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The crowd at the 2017 Seoul International Fireworks Festival on Saturday were treated to breathtaking blooms of fire-flowers, as they are called in Korean.

Teams representing the US, Italy and Korea took turns showing their best-coordinated fireworks.

Unfortunately, as events like this attract large crowds, the following morning showed the not-so-beautiful side to the show.

Heaps of garbage were thrown away nearby the southern end of the Wonhyo Bridge in Yeouido. (Yonhap) Heaps of garbage were thrown away nearby the southern end of the Wonhyo Bridge in Yeouido. (Yonhap)
Garbage were thrown away at a bus stop in front of the event area. (Yonhap) Garbage were thrown away at a bus stop in front of the event area. (Yonhap)

In the area street cleaners faced mounds of garbage haphazardly thrown away by the 1 million-strong crowd that attended the event.

In order to prevent this, Hanwha, who organized the event, had precautionary measures in place on the night of the event; plastic refuse bags were handed out and warnings were issued to only dispose of waste at designated zones. However, it seems the effort largely went ignored.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)

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