A North Korean official apologizes on Saturday, May 17, in front of residents and families of victims of an accident at an apartment construction site in Pyongyang, North Korea. 
North Korean women listen as the official apologizes. 
The official bows before the victims' families. 
A South Korean government official said the building had 23 floors and estimated that as many as 92 families might have been living inside. The South Korean government closely monitors events in North Korea. 
The construction of the building "was not done properly, and officials supervised and controlled it in an irresponsible manner," the Korean Central News Agency reported. Pyongyang residents were "greatly shocked," it said. - NEW: Dozens of families may have been in the building, a South Korean official says
- North Korea state media report "casualties" but don't provide any specific numbers
- The accident took place at an apartment building under construction in Pyongyang
- KCNA: Leader Kim Jong Un "sat up all night, feeling painful" after hearing the news
(CNN) -- An apartment building in the North Korean capital collapsed in what state media described as a "serious accident" that caused an unspecified number of casualties.
The unusual, apologetic report Sunday from the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the collapse took place Tuesday at the construction site of an apartment building in Phyongchon, a central district of Pyongyang.
"The accident claimed casualties," the agency reported without providing details on the number of peopled killed and injured. Rescue efforts were abandoned on Saturday, the agency said.
A South Korean government official said the building had 23 floors, estimating that as many as 92 families might have been living inside. It's common for people to move into North Korean buildings before construction is completed, the official said.
A stern looking North Korean guard by the Chinese border customs office. This image was deleted by North Korean officials. 
Writer Johan Nylander and his guide, Ko Chang Ho, watch as a North Korean guard deletes 90 photos deemed unacceptable. Nylander was able to recover the photos with the help of an IT specialist -- the images that follow are an edited selection. 
This propaganda monument of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-Il by a countryside road, not far from the border to China, was deleted by authorities. North Korea required images of leaders be full body shots. 
People standing by the train track, while a guard is monitoring the bike race. 
In the city of Rason, people are leaning out of windows to get a glimpse of the Western cyclists. 
A woman and a man walking by the side of the road lined with cornfields. 
Villagers waving by the race path. 
Guards and custom officials by the border to China. 
By the border checkpoint next to the Tumen River, North Korean customs officials can play volleyball. Officials prohibited any photos of North Korean military bases. 
Peasants and villagers standing by the road to look at the Western cyclists 
Guard keeping an eye on the bikers next to a small village. 
Kids playing outside village houses. 
Spectators waiting for the bikers to reach the finish line. In the background the "Great" and "Dear Leaders" Kim Il Sung and his son, Kim Jong-Il. 
Huge crowds -- some of whom standing on their own bikes -- as they await cyclists by the race finish line in Rason. 
Custom official and tourist bureau guide checking foreigners' passports. 
Guides from the local tourist bureau handing out water bottles to bikers, monitored by a guard in the background. 
Journalist Johan Nylander and his North Korean guide, Ko Chang Ho. EDITOR'S NOTE: This image was not among those deleted by North Korean officials. Photos North Korea didn't want you to see
Deleting the offensive photos
Photos North Korea didn't want you to see
Photos North Korea didn't want you to see
Standing on bikes to see cyclists
Expand: The photos N. Korea banned 
Kerry Zhu visited North Korea from China and captured North Korea using his Google Glass. He was allowed to wear the wearable camera as long as "everything reflects the positive side of DPRK." 
The words beside the two photos translate roughly as "Long live the The Great Leader Kim Jong-un," and "Long Live the Sun-Like Workers' Party of Korea." 
The Mansudae Grand Monument is where North Koreans line up to place flowers at the foot of the gigantic statue of Kim Il Sung. 
"The banner said something like 'Fully execute the missions that our beloved General Kim Jung-un mentioned in this year's New Year Statement' -- I know some basic Korean," says Zhu. 
Zhu noticed that the DMZ uses Samsung air conditioners, a South Korean brand. 
One tour guide told Zhu that from his only visit to China, he discovered China has series pollution problems. 
Zhu also recorded two videos from the Pyongyang metro station. The short clips can be viewed on his original iReport submission: North Korea..through Google Glass. South Korean air cons found
Workers' Party of Korea Memorial Sculpture
North Korea through a Google Glass lens 
A North Korean soldier patrols the bank of the Yalu River, which separates the North Korean town of Sinuiju from the Chinese border town of Dandong, on Saturday, April 26. A recent United Nations report described a brutal North Korean state "that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world." 
A soldier looks through binoculars inside a sentry post along the bank of the Yalu River on Monday, April 7. 
In this photo released Thursday, April 24, by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles with female soldiers after inspecting a rocket-launching drill at an undisclosed location. 
A picture released on Tuesday, March 18, by the KCNA shows Kim attending a shooting practice at a military academy in Pyongyang, North Korea. 
A North Korean soldier uses binoculars on Thursday, February 6, to look at South Korea from the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War. 
A North Korean soldier kicks a pole along the banks of the Yalu River on Tuesday, February 4. 
A photo released by the KCNA on Thursday, January 23, shows the North Korean leader inspecting an army unit during a winter drill. 
Kim inspects the command of an army unit in this undated photo released Sunday, January 12, by the KCNA. 
Kim visits an army unit in this undated photo. 
A picture released by the KCNA on Wednesday, December 25, shows Kim visiting an army unit near the western port city of Nampo. 
Kim inspects a military factory in this undated picture released by the KCNA on Friday, May 17. 
Kim visits the Ministry of People's Security on Wednesday, May 1, as part of the country's May Day celebrations. 
A North Korean soldier, near Sinuiju, gestures to stop photographers from taking photos on Saturday, April 6. 
North Korean soldiers gather by the docks in Sinuiju, near the Chinese border, on Thursday, April 4. 
North Korean soldiers patrol near the Yalu River on April 4. 
Kim is briefed by his generals in this undated photo. On the wall is a map titled "Plan for the strategic forces to target mainland U.S." 
Kim works during a briefing in this undated photo. 
In this KCNA photo, Kim inspects naval drills at an undisclosed location on North Korea's east coast on Monday, March 25. 
Kim, with North Korean soldiers, makes his way to an observation post on March 25. 
Kim uses a pair of binoculars to look south from the Jangjae Islet Defense Detachment, near South Korea's Taeyonphyong Island, on Thursday, March 7. 
Kim is greeted by a soldier's family as he inspects the Jangjae Islet Defense Detachment on March 7. 
Kim is surrounded by soldiers during a visit to the Mu Islet Hero Defense Detachment, also near Taeyonphyong Island, on March 7. 
Kim arrives at Jangjae Islet by boat to meet with soldiers of the Jangjae Islet Defense Detachment on March 7. 
Soldiers in the North Korean army train at an undisclosed location on Wednesday, March 6. 
In a photo released by the official North Korean news agency in December 2012, Kim celebrates a rocket's launch with staff from the satellite control center in Pyongyang. 
Kim, center, poses in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency in November 2012. 
Kim Jong Un visits the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground, under construction in Pyongyang, in a photo released in July 2012 by the KNCA. 
A crowd watches as statues of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il are unveiled during a ceremony in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
A North Korean soldier stands guard in front of an UNHA III rocket at the Tangachai-ri Space Center in April 2012. 
In April 2012, Pyongyang launched a long-range rocket that broke apart and fell into the sea. Here, the UNHA III rocket is pictured on its launch pad in Tang Chung Ri, North Korea. 
A closer look at the UNHA III rocket on its launch pad in Tang Chung Ri, North Korea. 
A military vehicle participates in a parade in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
North Koreans wave flags in front of portraits of Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il during celebrations to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
North Korean soldiers relax at the end of an official ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un at a stadium in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
Kim Jong Un applauds as he watches a military parade in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
A North Korean soldier stands on a balcony in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
North Korean soldiers march during a military parade in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
Soldiers board a bus outside a theater in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
North Korean performers sit below a screen showing images of leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
North Korean soldiers salute during a military parade in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
North Korean soldiers listen to a speech during an official ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un at a stadium in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
Members of a North Korean military band gather following an official ceremony at the Kim Il Sung stadium in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
North Korean military personnel watch a performance in Pyongyang in April 2012. 
A North Korean controller is seen along the railway line between the Pyongyang and North Pyongan provinces in April 2012. 
A North Korean military honor guard stands at attention at Pyongyang's airport in May 2001. Kim Jong Un and North Korea's military
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