At least 146 killed in Halloween crowd surge in Seoul, officials say

Crowd in South Korean capital pushed into narrow alley, crushing many

The Associated Press · Posted: Oct 29, 2022 1:46 PM ET | Last Updated: 29 minutes ago





Medical staff attend to a person on a stretcher in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2022. Dozens were killed after a large crowd pushed into a narrow street during Halloween festivities. (Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images)






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At least 146 people were killed and 150 more were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korean officials said.
Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul's Yongsan fire department, said the death toll in the capital city could rise and that an unspecified number among the injured were in critical condition following the stampede in Itaewon on Saturday night.
Officials say it was believed that people were crushed to death after a large crowd began pushing forward in a narrow alley near Hamilton Hotel, a major party spot in Seoul.


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At least 120 people were killed and 100 more were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korean officials said.
Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul's Yongsan fire department, said the death toll in the capital city could rise and that an unspecified number among the injured were in critical condition.
He said 74 of the dead have been sent to hospitals, while the bodies of the remaining 46 who had been kept on the streets were being transported to a nearby gym so that workers could identify them.
Officials say it was believed that people were crushed to death after a large crowd began pushing forward in a narrow alley near Hamilton Hotel, a major party spot in Seoul.
More than 800 emergency workers and police officers from across the country, including all available personnel in Seoul, were deployed to the streets to treat the injured.



Emergency responders arrive on scene in Seoul on Sunday. More than 800 emergency workers and police officers from across the country, including all available personnel in Seoul, were deployed to the streets to treat the injured. (Kim Hong-ji/Reuters)
The National Fire Agency separately said in a statement that officials were still trying to determine the exact number of emergency patients.
Television footage and photos showed ambulance vehicles lined up on streets amid a heavy police presence and emergency workers moving the injured in stretchers. Emergency workers and pedestrians were also seen performing CPR on people lying in the streets.


In one section, paramedics were seen checking the status of a dozen or more people who lay motionless under blue blankets.
Police, who were restricting traffic in nearby areas to speed up the transportation of the injured to hospitals across the city, also confirmed that dozens of people were being given CPR on Itaewon streets. The Seoul Metropolitan Government issued emergency text messages urging people in the area to swiftly return home.



An alleyway is cordoned off by authorities in Seoul on Sunday. Officials say it was believed that people were crushed to death after a large crowd began pushing forward in a narrow alley near Hamilton Hotel, a major party spot in the South Korean capital. (Kim Hong-ji/Reuters)
Some local media reports earlier said the crush happened after a large number of people rushed to an Itaewon bar after hearing an unidentified celebrity visited there.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a statement calling for officials to ensure swift treatment for those injured and review the safety of the festivity sites. He also instructed the Health Ministry to swiftly deploy disaster medical assistance teams and secure beds in nearby hospital to treat the injured.
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.



A screengrab obtained from social media video shows a dense crowd during Halloween festivities in Seoul on Sunday. Local media said about 100,000 people were in attendance — the biggest turnout since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (@DABAKLUSA/Reuters)

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I cannot fathom how can that many people died from standing in the crowd. How hard were people pushing each other that would crush people to death like that?

I don't understand too

khoảng 100,000 người chui vô mấy con hẻm có chút xíu, ai đi Hàn rồi đã biết