According to the latest report, 153 people died and 134 injured in the crowd movement which occurred, for an as yet undetermined reason, in a district of the center of the Korean capital, known for its bars and its lively nightlife.
“Most people didn't realize that such a serious accident had happened.
So many of them were happy, people were dancing,” said Korea Herald reporter Sanjay Kumar.
Came to Itaewon with a friend, he says: "We saw a huge fire truck, so we thought there was a fire because they were doing heart massage, we thought there might be gas .
We moved to Itaewon subway station and I was shocked.
There were dead bodies lined up on the road.”
Around 100,000 people, according to local media estimates, gathered in Itaewon on Saturday evening to celebrate Halloween, for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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"According to experts, the main cause of the accident is the lack of organization," explains Sanjay Kumar.
Because this kind of event must be organized in collaboration with the local authorities.
But in this case, it would not have been done correctly.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announces a period of national mourning on Sunday, October 30, promised a "rigorous" investigation into the country's deadliest stampede.