Most victims are in their early twenties. The Seoul Metropolitan Police has opened an investigation and the president of South Korea has officially declared mourning in the country.
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At least 151 people died and another 82 were injured in a serious and massive human rush happened during a Halloween party in the Itaewon neighborhood, in seoulthe capital of South Korea, according to the latest balance published by Firefighters, which shows that 19 of the deceased are foreigners.
According to the South Korean press, the accident took place when a crowd gathered in a… street about four meters widedownhill, next to the Hamilton Hotel in the downtown Itaewon.
Local merchants have explained that crowds began to gather in the area during the day and by nightfall tens of thousands of people filled Itaewon’s narrow streets. The police had previously reported that she had a large concentration of about 100,000 people at the Halloween party where the tragedy took place.
An eyewitness stated that around 10:30 pm. “Everyone suddenly started to fall and the people who were downstairs were crushedOther attendees described people being piled up in “layers” of up to five and six levels.
Health workers at work in the stampede. Photo: EFE
Authorities have indicated that most of the deceased young people around the age of 20 and that there are at least 19 foreigners among the victims.
The bodies were temporarily transferred to Wonhyo’s gymnasium and later taken to the mortuary of Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Yongsan. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals and a field hospital has also been set up on the site.
The authorities do not rule out the possibility that the number of deaths could increase in the coming hours, according to the Yonhap agency.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police opened one Research to clarify what happened.
Photo taken by a witness at the time of the avalanche. Photo: EFE
The president declares official mourning
South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, has declared a period of official mourning and has ordered flags to be flown at half-mast “until the accident is under control,” in an intervention on the YTN television channel.
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, on behalf of himself and his wife, Jill Biden, expressed condolences to all families who have lost loved ones in Seoul.
The President of the European Council, KarelMichael, He has also expressed his “shock” at so many deaths during the Halloween celebrations.
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell and the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzolawho has stated that he is shocked by the latest news from Seoul.
The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholzhas expressed his condolences on his official Twitter account, as well as the French president, Emmanuel Macron.
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Source: EITB
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