Halloween Festival stampede in Seoul- +120 dead, more than 150 injured

[Neydelinska Spearsi]

 

UPDATE  1:

At least 59 dead, 150 injured in Halloween stampede in South Korea

 

''SEOUL, Oct 30 (Reuters) - At least 59 people were killed and 150 injured in a stampede after a crowd poured into a central district of the South Korean capital Seoul for Halloween festivities on Saturday night, a fire official said.

The incident took place at about 10:20 p.m. (1320 GMT). A large number of people fell down in a narrow alley during the Halloween events, Choi Sung-beom, head of the Yongsan Fire Station, said.

The number of casualties could rise as the rescue effort was still under way.''

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/about-50-people-reported-hurt-stampede-south-korea-yonhap-2022-10-29/

 

UPDATE 2:

''More Than 100 Killed as Halloween Crowd Surge Turns Deadly in South Korea''

At least 120 people died and another 100 were injured when they were crushed during a Halloween celebration in Seoul on Saturday night.''

 

 

South Korea Crowd Surge News: More Than 100 Killed - The New York Times

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At least 120 people died and another 100 were injured when they were crushed in a Halloween crowd in Seoul on Saturday night.

 

 

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