at least 120 people killed and 100 more They were injured when they were crushed by a large crowd forward on Arrow street During Halloween celebrations in Capital of Seoul, South Korean officials said.
Choi Seung-beom, President of Yongsan in Seoul fire swear, he said death can tally rise And an unspecified number of the wounded in critical Circumstances that followed the stampede in recreation area of Itaewon Saturday night.
74 . said of The dead The bodies have been sent to hospitals of 46 remaining who kept on Streets have moved nearby gym So that workers can get to know them.
Officials say people were crushed to death After a large crowd started to pay forward in Narrow alley near the main Hamilton hotel party spot in flood.
More than 800 emergency workers and police officers from all over the country, including everyone available personnel in Seoul, they were posted on the streets to treat wounded.
The National Fire Agency separately said in A statement that officials are still trying to determine the exact number of emergency patients.
TV clips and photos Show an ambulance vehicles padded up in The streets are surrounded by a heavy police presence and emergency workers moving wounded in stretchers; It was emergency workers and infantry also CPR performance was seen on people He lies in Streets.
in one In the department, paramedics are seen checking the case of a dozen or more people who Lie motionless under blue blankets.
Police who were restricting traffic in The vicinity of speed up Transportation of Wounded to hospitals across city also Confirmed that dozens of people They were given CPR on The streets of Itaewon. The Seoul Metropolitan Government issued emergency text messages urging it to do so people in The area to return quickly home.
some local media Earlier reports said the crush happened after a large number of people Rushed to Itaewon pub after hearing an unknown celebrity visited there.
South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol issued a statement calling for for responsible for ensure quick cure for infected and review The safety of Celebration sites. he is also I instruct the Ministry of Health to expedite the deployment of medical assistance in case of disasters teams and a safe family in Close to the hospital treat wounded.
Sweetened media He said about 100,000 people They flock to the streets of Itaewon for Halloween celebrations, which were the biggest since start of Epidemic after mitigation of COVID-19 restrictions in recent months.
