Itaewon

Incident happened during Halloween celebrations in popular neighborhood of South Korean capital packed with an estimated crowd of 100000 people.

We send our thoughts and deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased and injured, as well as to the people of the ROK as they mourn this horrific tragedy.” We grieve with the people of the Republic of Korea and send our best wishes for a quick recovery to all those who were injured.” He issued a statement calling for officials to ensure swift treatment for those injured and review the safety of the festivity sites. President Joe Biden Saturday, saying, “Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones in Seoul. A witness told VOA that during the initial chaos, she thought that people lying on the ground were drunk or passed out, but she later found out they were injured or dead. The district was packed with partygoers celebrating Halloween, which typically attracts Itaewon’s largest and most lively crowds of the year.

Scores were killed or injured in Itaewon, Yongsan District, Saturday night as a deadly crush occurred during a Halloween celebration.

Some people, he said, were in tears. "It was people fighting to leave and people fighting to get in," the witness said. He said that the crowd trying to exit on small side street next to the Hamilton Hotel was struggling to get out and panicked already when he was trying to get through.

Seoul: World leaders have sent messages of condolences and support to South Korea after a deadly stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district killed at least 151 ...

Josep Borrell, the foreign policy chief of the European Union, said, “Deeply saddened by the terrible events in central Seoul. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan wrote in a tweet that he hoped for “a quick recovery for those injured” in the “heartbreaking” accident and that the US “stands ready to provide South Korea with any support it needs”. “We grieve with the people of South Korea and send our best wishes for a quick recovery to all those who were injured,” US President Joe Biden said in a statement on Sunday.

Deaths and injuries followed an apparent crowd crush during Halloween celebrations in the Itaewon area of Seoul Saturday night, according to fire department ...

More than 140 people are now reported to have been killed during an incident at Halloween festivities in Seoul, according to fire authorities.

[Authorities said](https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/seoul-south-korea-halloween-deaths#h_ff225fb5483df845912084178f401ffd) the emergency was not due to a gas leak or a fire in the popular nightclub district. [reported](https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/seoul-south-korea-halloween-deaths#h_47b30d4279a84877cd25931839f98e33) dozens of people suffered from “cardiac arrest” and trouble breathing. [were jammed](https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/seoul-south-korea-halloween-deaths#h_ff225fb5483df845912084178f401ffd) on a narrow street and could not breathe. “The person in the middle got jammed, so they had no way to communicate. “I saw the people going to the left side and I saw the person getting to the opposite side,” Sung Sehyun told CNN. The cause of injuries and deaths in the incident has not been officially confirmed, added Choi Jae-won, the head of Yongsan Health Center.

Seoul: Itaewon, the site of Saturday's deadly stampede that killed at least 149 people, is known for its hip nightlife and chic restaurants, ...

The neighbourhood also became the centre of attention as President Yoon Suk-yeol relocated the presidential office to the former Defence Ministry compound near Itaewon in May. With the relocation of the USFK headquarters to Pyeongtaek, 65 kilometres south of Seoul, Itaewon began to shed its image associated with American troops and reemerged as a vibrant entertainment and shopping district. Itaewon’s bars and clubs have long served American troops stationed in the country as the neighbourhood is located near the former main garrison of the US Forces Korea (USFK) in central Seoul.

The death toll could rise further, as 19 people sustained serious injuries, officials said. The stampede marked the worst tragedy in South Korea since the 2014 ...

The United States stands with the Republic of Korea during this tragic time,” he said. “Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones in Seoul. “People kept pushing down into a downhill club alley, resulting in other people screaming and falling down like dominos,” an unidentified witness wrote on Twitter. Most of the people on the streets were wearing Halloween costumes. The nationality of the last victim has not yet been identified. The first report was made around 10:15 p.m.

With "Hooker Hill" and snaking alleyways of bars with signs like "BADASS" around the local landmark Hamilton Hotel, Seoul's Itaewon district was a symbol of ...

Before 9/11, "Itaewon was full of Americans," reminisced a 40-year resident who sells flowers on the street. "Before COVID, more foreigners than locals, and now lots of local people come from rural areas," she said. troops after the Sept. But early in this century it became a gourmet spot and place to experience world cultures without a passport. "This happened right at the moment when we were about to rebound after being hammered by the pandemic," said Lee, who has operated Itaewon businesses for three decades. A short walk from the Yongsan U.S.