Villagers Sue Over Noise at U.S. Bombing Range
More than 2,000 South Koreans sued their government, seeking compensation for “unbearable” noise from U.S. bombing exercises near their village.
In the lawsuit filed in a Seoul civil court, the 2,222 villagers are demanding $15,300 each for enduring decades of noise from the Koon Ni bombing range near Maehyang Ri on South Korea’s west coast.
The suit follows a court ruling in April that ordered the Seoul government to pay 14 other villagers roughly the same amount each. It was the first time a court held Seoul responsible for damages caused by the U.S. military.
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