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Sunday, October 30, 2022
Halloween celebration stampede in South Korea [Credit: Jeon Heon-kyun/EPA-EFE]
No fewer than 146 individuals have been killed in a stampede that occurred at a Halloween celebration in Seoul, South Korea, the place large crowds gathered to rejoice the annual pageant.
Emergency officers confirmed on Saturday evening that the incident occurred within the melee in Seoul’s Itaewon district, Choi Sung-beom, stating that greater than 140 individuals have been crushed to dying.
Reuters additionally reported that one other 150 individuals are receiving therapy for varied levels of accidents starting from minor to life threatening.
It was the primary Halloween occasion to be held in Seoul following a 3 12 months absence because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
A number of eyewitnesses defined that the incident occurred round 10:20 p.m, after the attendees out of the blue grew to become unruly and agitated as the gang inhabitants progressively elevated.
One of many eyewitnesses, Choi, informed Reuters that casualties have been many and the vast majority of the victims have been girls of their twenties.
“Quite a few individuals fell throughout a Halloween pageant, and we now have numerous casualties,” Choi stated. Lots of these killed have been close to a nightclub and most of the victims have been girls of their twenties.
A footage on social media confirmed large crowds gathered in slim and congested alley, and have become motionless because the inhabitants deepened, whereas emergency officers and law enforcement officials tried to drag them free.
One girl was heard on a social media publish crying out in English: “Oh my God, oh my God, Jesus fucking Christ.”
In the meantime, authorities within the Asian nation have now confirmed that investigation has commenced to find out the precise reason for the incident.
Instantly after the incident, President Yoon Suk-yeol presided over an emergency assembly with senior aides.
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