Urban crow surge fuels blackouts, other accidents
More than 980 households in Busan lost power Sunday after a crow came into contact with electrical equipment, authorities said. The outage left residents without air conditioning for about an hour amid a record-breaking heat wave. This incident came only a day after another outage affected 986 households in the same city, which authorities also believe was caused by crows coming into contact with…
The Korea Times reports a surge in urban crow populations in South Korea, leading to power outages and accidents. In Busan, over 980 households lost power on Sunday due to crows coming into contact with electrical equipment, leaving residents without air conditioning during a heat wave. This was only a day after another outage affected 986 households in the same city.
A similar incident occurred in Seoul's Mapo District on July 8, when a crow touched a high-voltage line, cutting power to 286 households. The consequences of these incidents can be severe, such as the electrocution of a ready-mix concrete truck driver in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, on June 30. As crows become more visible in urban areas, building nests near power lines and foraging in residential neighborhoods, the frequency of crow-related problems is on the rise.
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