Air raid sirens rang out at 2 p.m. Wednesday across South Korea, signaling the start of a 20-minute civil defense drill.
In central Seoul, traffic on the expansive road from City Hall to Gwanghwamun was cleared for emergency vehicles.
Fire trucks move through the usually busy road near City Hall in central Seoul on Wednesday afternoon, as part of the 20-minute civil defense drill. (Yonhap)
Fire trucks and ambulances move through the usually busy road near City Hall in central Seoul on Wednesday afternoon, as part of the 20-minute civil defense drill. (Yonhap)
Citizens take shelter on the stairway of a subway station as a 20-minute civil defense exercise gets underway on Wednesday in Seoul. (Yonhap)
Interior Minister Yoon Ho-jung covers his face with a cloth in an emergency evacuation exercise simulating a fire at the government complex building in Sejong on Wednesday. (Yonhap)
