By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM (Related Press)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At the very least 146 individuals have been killed and 150 extra have been injured as they have been crushed by a big crowd pushing ahead on a slender avenue throughout Halloween festivities within the capital of Seoul, South Korean officers mentioned.
Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul’s Yongsan fireplace division, mentioned the loss of life toll may rise and that an unspecified quantity among the many injured have been in vital situations following the stampede in Itaewon on Saturday night time.
Officers say individuals have been crushed to loss of life after a big crowd started pushing ahead in a slender alley close to Hamilton Resort, a serious social gathering spot in Seoul.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows beneath.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At the very least 120 individuals have been killed and 100 extra have been injured as they have been crushed by a big crowd pushing ahead on a slender avenue throughout Halloween festivities within the capital of Seoul, South Korean officers mentioned.
Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul’s Yongsan fireplace division, mentioned the loss of life toll may rise and that an unspecified quantity among the many injured have been in vital situations following the stampede within the leisure district of Itaewon Saturday night time.
He mentioned 74 of the useless have been despatched to hospitals whereas the our bodies of the remaining 46 who had been saved on the streets have been being transported to a close-by fitness center in order that staff may establish them.
Officers say individuals have been crushed to loss of life after a big crowd started pushing ahead in a slender alley close to Hamilton Resort, a serious social gathering spot in Seoul.
Greater than 800 emergency staff and law enforcement officials from across the nation, together with all obtainable personnel in Seoul, have been deployed to the streets to deal with the injured.
The Nationwide Fireplace Company individually mentioned in an announcement that officers have been nonetheless making an attempt to find out the precise variety of emergency sufferers.
TV footage and photographs confirmed ambulance autos lined up in streets amid a heavy police presence and emergency staff shifting the injured in stretchers. Emergency staff and pedestrians have been additionally seen performing CPR on individuals within the streets.
In a single part, paramedics have been seen checking the standing of a dozen or extra individuals who lied immobile underneath blue blankets.
Police, which have been limiting visitors in close by areas to hurry up the transportation of the injured to hospitals throughout town, additionally confirmed that dozens of individuals have been being given CPR on Itaewon streets. The Seoul Metropolitan Authorities issued emergency textual content messages urging individuals within the space to swiftly return dwelling.
Some native media experiences earlier mentioned the crush occurred after a lot of individuals rushed to an Itaewon bar after listening to an unidentified celeb visited there.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued an announcement calling for officers to make sure swift remedy for these injured and assessment the protection of the festivity websites. He additionally instructed the Well being Ministry to swiftly deploy catastrophe medical help groups and safe beds in close by hospital to deal with the injured.
Native media mentioned round 100,000 individuals flocked to Itaewon streets for the Halloween festivities, which have been the most important for the reason that begin of the pandemic following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in latest months.
