In Seoul, the capital of South Korea, the basement is gradually banned after three people lost their lives in the flood.
The small minus 1 flats, seen in the Oscar-winning movie Parasite and often forced to live by the poor in the country, are familiar to those living in Turkey.
These basement apartments will no longer be allowed to be built in Seoul and the existing apartments will be converted gradually.
The decision was taken after at least 11 people were reported dead or missing in the flood that followed the city’s highest rainfall in the last 80 years.
On Monday night, two sisters in their 40s and a 13-year-old boy were found dead in their home in a flooded basement card.
After the tragedy, attention has turned again to income inequality and the dangers of living in a basement.
These houses, called banjiha, are known for their low rents and poor living conditions.
According to the BBC, the government will be in talks with the government to revise the laws to completely ban the construction of minus 1 and semi-basement floors.
Owners of such dais will be given 20 years to convert them into warehouses or parking lots other than for shelter. Meanwhile, the authorities will also support the relocation of existing Banjiha tenants to public housing.
He caught the attention of the world with ‘Parasite’
2019 film directed by Bong Joon-ho ‘Interference’ In the movie, a low-income family lived in a basement in Seoul. Thanks to the movie, this problem caught the attention of the world.
After winning the Oscar, the city government announced that it would provide financial support to 1,500 households to improve overflow conditions.
As of 2020, Seoul has minus 1 and about 200 thousand apartments in the basement, this number is 5 percent of the total houses in the city.