At least 151 people were killed and 82 others were injured in a deadly stampede during Halloween celebrations in Seoul’s Itaewon district on Saturday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported citing authorities. 151 death and 82 injured in Halloween celebrations stampede in Seoul.
During a briefing, Choi Seong-beom, the head of the fire department in Yongsan, said the death toll from Saturday’s accident rose to 151, which included 19 foreigners. Their nationalities include those from Iran, Uzbekistan, China and Norway, Choi added.
On Saturday night, a large crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley in a nightlife area of the South Korean capital Seoul, killing mostly young adults in their 20s. After COVID restrictions and social distance were lifted, this was Seoul’s first Halloween celebration in three years. Halloween costumes and masks were worn by many partygoers.
As the evening progressed, some witnesses stated that the crowd became increasingly disorderly and agitated. The incident took place at about 10:20 p.m. (1320 GMT). Many of the victims were women in their twenties. Witnesses described tumultuous scenes just prior to the stampede, with the police, who were present in anticipation of the Halloween event, at times having difficulty controlling the crow.
The footage shared on social media showed hundreds of people crammed into the narrow, sloped alley and rendered helpless as emergency personnel and police attempted to free them. Leaders across the world have sent their condolences to the victims and their families.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the horrific Seoul Halloween stampede and said India stands in solidarity with South Korea during this difficult time.
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