SEOUL, Nov 15 : South Korea postponed its annual university entrance exam by a week on Wednesday after a rare earthquake rattled the country, shaking buildings and causing damage but no deaths.
Minister of Education Kim Sang-kon said the hugely competitive exam, scheduled for Thursday, would be postponed for the first time ever because of a natural disaster.
It was the country’s second-biggest earthquake on record.
“A fair amount of damage was reported,” Kim told a media briefing.
“Due to the continued aftershocks, we are seeing many citizens, including students, unable to return home.
(UNI)
