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Updated October 29, 2022 astatine 3:17 p.m. EDT|Published
October 29, 2022 astatine 12:24 p.m. EDT
SEOUL — At slightest 146 radical died and astir 150 were injured Saturday nighttime aft an evident assemblage crush during Halloween celebrations successful the Itaewon country of Seoul, according to occurrence section officials.
Witnesses reported a chaotic country of partygoers cramped into constrictive streets adjacent the Itaewon station, immoderate trying to permission the country aft a nighttime of celebrations. Some radical couldn’t adjacent determination successful the elbow-to-elbow crowd. Many couldn’t perceive 1 different implicit the sound oregon telephone for assistance due to the fact that of deficiency of a cellular connections.
Dozens of ambulances were lined up on the main roadworthy successful Itaewon, a foreigner-friendly planetary territory wherever ample crowds had gathered this play for Halloween parties. Many of the victims were successful their 20s and 30s, some Korean and foreigners, according to occurrence authorities cited successful South Korean media reports.
Here’s what other to know:
- The South Korean statesmanlike bureau said President Yoon Suk-yeol had been briefed connected the incident. Yoon ordered authorities agencies to respond urgently and reappraisal on-sight information measures. The authorities besides enactment retired a citywide exigency alert connected mobile phones.
- According to section media reports, the Halloween celebrations successful Itaewon drew arsenic galore arsenic 100,000 people, galore of them packed into constrictive streets.
Itaewon calamity is world’s 2nd large deadly assemblage crush this month
The calamity successful Itaewon appeared to beryllium 1 of the deadliest disasters successful South Korea since 2014, erstwhile the capsizing of the Sewol ferry killed 304 people.
It was the 2nd large deadly crush this month, aft astatine slightest 130 radical were killed connected Oct. 1 astatine a shot stadium successful Indonesia erstwhile constabulary fired teardrop state astatine fans, a Washington Post probe found.
Such crushes are often driven by panic oregon urgency astatine ample events. In May, 31 radical were reported killed aft a assemblage rushed to person escaped goods astatine a foundation lawsuit successful Nigeria, Al Jazeera reported. They tin besides hap astatine holidays, sporting events, and different celebrations; successful January, CNN reported, astatine slightest a twelve radical were killed astatine a beatified shrine successful India connected New Year’s Day.
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Death toll expected to emergence aft much than 100 radical hospitalized
At slightest 100 radical were taken to hospitals passim Seoul aft a assemblage crush successful the Itaewon district, and authorities pass that the decease toll volition rise.
At slightest 120 radical person died, according to occurrence section officials. Of those, 46 radical were dormant astatine the country and 74 were taken to hospitals.
Most of the victims were successful their 20s, authorities said. But officials could not supply different demographic details.
Authorities were incapable to corroborate the conditions of the injured.
Photos amusement aftermath of deadly crush
At slightest 120 radical died and 100 were injured aft an evident assemblage crush during Halloween celebrations successful the Itaewon country of Seoul Saturday night, according to occurrence section officials. Photos of the country showed radical being carried distant successful stretchers.
Map shows determination of deadly assemblage unreserved successful Seoul
The assemblage unreserved that killed astatine slightest 120 radical and injured astatine slightest 100 others occurred adjacent the Itaewon presumption of the Seoul subway.
The presumption takes its sanction from the Itaewon vicinity wherever it is located. The country is location to galore restaurants and bars and is fashionable with foreigners.
A country of distress and tears
Dozens of radical were injured connected Oct. 29 during Halloween celebrations successful the Itaewon country of South Korea’s capital. (Video: The Washington Post)
A Washington Post newsman observed exigency unit administering CPR to radical lying connected the thoroughfare arsenic others were being carried connected stretchers to ambulances. Young radical successful Halloween costumes were holding onto 1 another, distressed and successful tears.
Erin O’Toole, from Canada, an English teacher who had been successful Korea for 10 years, said the country had go fashionable implicit the past 10 years for Halloween celebrations. She had warned her friends to travel to Itaewon nary aboriginal than 4 p.m. for fearfulness of crowds.
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