CHRISTIANNOTICE.COM.- 153 people died during the Halloween celebrations in Seoul, South Korea. To date, 133 people are injured, of which 40 are seriously, reports D.W..
Authorities are investigating the incident that occurred in a steep alley near the Hamilton Hotel, opposite the Itaewon subway station.
Eyewitnesses, authorities and videos published on social networks show that the event was caused by an excessive accumulation of people in a narrow alley that connects the main avenue of the neighborhood, Itaewon ro, with a busy bar area, reports D.W..
Thousands of people were celebrating Halloween in Itaewon, where many perished from suffocation.
Most of the deceased do not exceed 30 years of age, and are women; In addition, 22 of the deceased were foreigners.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared national mourning. The duel will take place until November 5.
The president highlighted in a televised message that the “top priority” of the Executive is at this time “determining the causes of the accident and preventing similar incidents”, in addition to the tasks of assisting the victims and their relatives, during a televised speech hours after the accident.
According to the South Korean news agency Yonhap, an eyewitness said that people began to leave at 10:30 a.m. (local time) and 10 minutes later. “everyone started falling all of a sudden and the people who were left below were crushed.”
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