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2022 - 10 - 30

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Over 100 dead after Halloween crowd surge in Seoul (NPR)

Officials said people were likely crushed to death after a stampede in a narrow alley near a major party spot on Saturday night in the South Korean capital.

The National Fire Agency separately said in a statement that officials were still trying to determine the exact number of emergency patients. This was the deadliest crushing disaster in South Korean history. Another survivor in his 20s said he avoided being trampled by managing to get into a bar whose door was open at the alley, Yonhap news agency reported. The last South Korean disaster this deadly also hit young people the hardest. In an interview with news channel YTN, Hwang Min-hyeok, a visitor to Itaewon, said it was shocking to see rows of bodies near the hotel. People wailed beside the bodies of their friends, he said.

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Halloween crowd surge in Seoul leaves more than 140 dead and ... (ABC News)

Dozens of people are killed and many more injured when a large crowd pushes forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the South Korean ...

An outdoor mask mandate was dropped in May. It was completely out of control." Local media said about 100,000 people flocked to Itaewon streets for the Halloween festivities, which were the biggest since the start of the pandemic following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in recent months. More than 400 emergency workers and 140 vehicles from around the nation, including all available personnel in Seoul, were deployed to the streets to treat the injured. He said many of the dead had been sent to hospitals while the bodies of the remaining 46 were still on the streets in the leisure district of Itaewon on Saturday night. - More than 400 emergency workers and 140 vehicles were deployed to the streets to treat the injured

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Witnesses describe scenes of tragedy and chaos as at least 146 ... (SBS)

A huge crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley in a night life area of the South Korean capital on Saturday night, crushing people to death.

"The United States stands ready to provide the Republic of Korea with any support it needs." The crowd appears in good spirits and calm at first, but then a commotion begins and people start being pushed and pressed into one another. Many of the party-goers were wearing masks and Halloween costumes. It was the first Halloween event in Seoul in three years after the country lifted COVID restrictions and social distancing. "People were layered on top of others like a tomb. But the number exploded soon after, outnumbering first responders at the scene," Mr Lee said.

Statement by President Joe Biden on Tragedy in Seoul, Republic of ... (The White House)

Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones in Seoul. We grieve with the people of the Republic of Korea and send our best ...

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