1. The plaintiffs' claims against the defendants are all dismissed.

2. The costs of lawsuit are assessed against the plaintiffs.

1. Basic facts

A. On July 16, 2017, there was a recorded gap in the area of Chungcheongbuk-do.

Accordingly, the G Dam managed by the Korea hydroelectric Power Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Korea hydroelectric Power Co., Ltd.") was urgently discharged, and there were damages such as flooding of residential housing and farmland at the lower reaches of the dam.

B. Around July 19, 2017, Defendant D Press reported that the management of G Dam was insufficient from “F” as follows, around 19:00 on July 19, 2017:

(hereinafter “instant report”). The reporter in charge was Defendant E.

16th day after poppy 16th day, G Dam was urgently released;

D The management of a dam has been able to be able to manage the dam between the emergency situation where the result of coverage is critical.

To report, I have the honor to report.

Defendant E begins with the width of at least 30m per hour on the upstream of the 6:40 o'clock and G Dam on the 16:0 o'clock and 16:0 o'clock.

The level of dam water exceeds the limited level of 134.4m. After 20 minutes, two floodgates were opened, and at low 12, all seven dam floodgatess are opened as maximum.

In emergencies, the response was able to be able to take place.

It was considered that the emergency call for workers had occurred for more than three hours, and that the G Dam will not flow over the flood control office even between the moment the level of water has exceeded.

It is 10:00 p.m. 10:0 p.m. water level is lower and the phase of the risk response against the collapse of the dam is issued.

The automatic measuring device of the water level of the dam has broken out.

Residents have not transmitted crisis situations to them.

1.The 50 minutes crisis situation at the border level was rapidly higher than that at the 2.0 p.m. level, the 2.30 p.m. level and the 5.m. level at the dam level.

The staff of the G Dam shall be lifeed at the office.

G Dam I-related persons, after considering the understanding of the situation of the upper stream of the G Dam and the possibility of flooding, they moved some of the staff to the dam to conduct water level observation, etc.

Defendant E was able to go beyond the dam if it had been more than seven minutes.