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South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared a period of national mourning after at least 151 people died and scores more were injured in a stampede ...

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Images from South Korea reveal how Halloween revellers met with disaster in a giant crush.

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South Korean officials say at least 26 foreign nationals were among the more than 150 people killed in the incident in Seoul's Itaewon district.

"Jill and I are devastated to learn that at least two Americans are among so many who lost their lives in Seoul. "We will be there for those in our community who knew and loved Anne. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Philip Goldberg said in a statement. Embassy in Seoul is working with local authorities and providing consular assistance to any U.S. And people started screaming, and the crowd poured in toward our club," he said. Gieske was a junior nursing student from Northern Kentucky who was studying in South Korea as part of an education abroad program. The outlet quotes Lee saying that the crush did not seem to be "an incident that could have been prevented by deploying more police or fire officers." There was nobody to help me," he said. "But even after we did that, there were people collapsed at the entrance, and some passed out," he added. Park Kang-hyun, 26, traveled to Seoul from Gwangju city, in the country's southeast, in search of two missing friends. The friend who survived said "there were just too many people. Many were attempting to gather in a narrow alley filled with bars and restaurants, according to local media.

At least 151 people died as huge Halloween crowds surged into a narrow street in South Korea's capital.

South Korean authorities were on Sunday investigating the crowd surge that killed at least 153 partygoers in Seoul, as the rattled nation attempts to come ...

Farmer said she received an emergency message from the government alerting them to “a dangerous situation in the area,” and later was allowed to leave the bar, when she discovered the scale of the tragedy. She eventually managed to take a detour and fled to safety but had seen people climbing buildings to survive. Video posted to social media showed people performing compressions on other partygoers lying on the ground as they waited for medical assistance. ET), the number of people injured had risen to 133, of whom 37 were seriously injured, the ministry said. “They were still pulling people (out) because it was so crowded,” she added. Nearly all of the victims – at least 150 – have been identified; police told CNN.

Many victims of the Seoul tragedy, mostly women and young people in their 20s reportedly died when they suffered cardiac arrest. · The massive crowd rush · About ...

The disaster in Seoul took place on Saturday as a huge crowd thronged a narrow alley during Halloween celebrations in the nightlife district of Itaewon. A crowd crush is when people are packed in a confined space and keep pushing, causing the crowd to fall in a “domino effect” making it hard for people to get up again. “As people struggle to get up, arms and legs get twisted together.

In the aftermath of the tragedy, South Koreans are asking why public safety officials did not anticipate the need to manage a crowd of tens of thousands of ...

Steven Blesi had dreamed about spending a semester abroad. He was only partway through his South Korea trip when he was killed in a crowd surge.

[different from a stampede](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/29/seoul-halloween-crowd-crush-surge/?itid=cb_box_Q7ROWR6R5VBZVIRKCW4VKB7QVI_4)). He spoke to The Post by phone Sunday on the way back from picking up his older son, who was at college in Alabama. Follow our [live coverage](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/30/seoul-halloween-stampede-itaewon-south-korea/?itid=cb_box_Q7ROWR6R5VBZVIRKCW4VKB7QVI_3). Even as he knew his son had so badly wanted to go. See photos and videos showing [how the crush went down in Itaewon](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/29/where-how-seoul-itaewon-stampede/?itid=cb_box_Q7ROWR6R5VBZVIRKCW4VKB7QVI_5). Embassy and contacts in the study abroad program. While in South Korea, he kept in touch with his family through WhatsApp, sending photos and videos of his travels. The tragedy has prompted debate over the role of national and local agencies and [who should be accountable](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/30/seoul-halloween-crush-korea-safety/?itid=cb_box_Q7ROWR6R5VBZVIRKCW4VKB7QVI_2). He became an Eagle Scout like his brother, Joey, who is older by about a year, and went to college with hopes of working in international business. The State Department declined to name the two, but Blesi was the first to be publicly identified when his family shared information about his death on social media and with news outlets. “And this was his first big adventure.” His adventurous spirit was apparent even in childhood, his dad said.

Members of the public have laid white chrysanthemums, drinks and candles at an altar near the scene of the disaster.

More than 80% of the dead were in their 20s and 30s, and at least four were teenagers. The tragedy and disaster that need not have happened took place in the heart of Seoul amid Halloween (celebrations),” Yoon said during the speech. Some local media said the tally of foreign dead rose to 26. It added the nationalities of the four other foreigners have not been confirmed. Saturday’s deaths will probably draw public scrutiny of what government officials have done to improve public safety standards since the ferry disaster. At least 20 of the dead are foreigners from China, Australia, Russia, Iran and elsewhere. Local TV footage showed him inspecting the alley and being briefed by emergency officials. “But this was not taken care of, with no one taking the responsibility in the first place.” Those poor people, all at similar ages to my grandchildren, they died anyway,” said Jung Si-hoon, a retiree and a church elder, who placed an old wooden cross at the makeshift altar. “I’ve lived in Itaewon for 10 years and experienced Halloween every year but yesterday was by no means particularly crowded compared to previous years,” one Twitter user wrote. Another memorial for the victims was set up at Seoul City Hall Plaza. Witnesses said people fell on each other “like dominoes,” and some victims were bleeding from their noses and mouths while being given CPR.

The deadly surge of revelers in Seoul's Itaewon district on Saturday night hit citizens from at least 15 nations, prompting an outpouring of grief and ...

More than 150 people were killed as mostly young people flooded the narrow, sloping streets of Itaewon to celebrate Halloween.

Korean news agency Yonhap said the back alley is a downhill, 40-metre path, that links a busy restaurant district with a main street. Witnesses said police had trouble controlling the crowds. A narrow alley near the Hamilton Hotel become flooded with people.

At least 154 people were killed and over 100 injured in a crowd surge at packed Halloween festivities in the South Korean capital of Seoul on Saturday.

The neighborhood of Itaewon, a trendy hub for foreigners and foreign cuisine in South Korea's capital, became the location of a deadly crowd surge on ...

In May 2020, authorities identified Itaewon as the origin of a "Businesses in Itaewon cater to the huge population of foreigners living there. "It feels like the whole world is condensed into this street." The imported occasion — which only became widely celebrated in Seoul six or seven years ago, according to Shin — does not entail kids running around in costumes trick-or-treating. [Some 100,000 people](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/29/1132615973/seoul-crowd-surge-halloween) were estimated to have passed through the [neighborhood](https://www.npr.org/live-updates/south-korea-seoul-itaewon-halloween-crowd-deaths#the-white-house-offers-condolences) that night to celebrate Halloween. "Whenever Halloween rolls around, everyone, including celebrities, go to Itaewon."

Juliana Velandia Santaella was trapped in an Itaewon alley, with only her head above piles of people. She felt like her lungs were being flattened.

Her injuries, which sent her to an emergency room and are still debilitating, show what can happen during a dangerous crowd crush. Then she decided to go home, descending a tight alleyway where she would narrowly escape her death. Juliana Velandia Santaella took a photo of young women dressed up as bananas, a hot dog and french fries on the streets of Itaewon at 10:08 p.m.

She was one of thousands of Seoul residents who flocked to the altar at City Hall on Monday, as the capital struggled with grief and anger over the disaster - ...

Prominent black banners read: "The right to be safe is the basic right of all citizens. "This is a human disaster, it wouldn't have happened if the government had controlled public order. But I don't want people to debate the lack of police force and lack of public order right now… I want people to have the time to grieve." Of the 154 who died, 98 were women and 56 were men. Watching scenes of the tragedy on the news "just felt unreal, so heartbreaking and shocking", she said, her eyes brimming with tears.

The Seoul crowd crush over Halloween weekend killed 154. Most victims were in their 20s and 30s.

The 24-year-old got his start in South Korea’s entertainment industry as part of a training program for a K-pop management company. Lee Ji-han was set to make his first appearance in a major TV series later this year. “For me, he will always be the love of my life, in this one and the next one.” — Kelly Kasulis Cho “Producing quality and revolutionary stories is what it’s all about,” she wrote on LinkedIn. Rached traveled frequently, posting on Instagram in recent weeks from Bali and Mexico. They were “constantly calling and calling and calling and calling with no answer,” his father said. His girlfriend, Gabriela Pares, who was in the United States watching the scene on a TikTok live stream, grew worried and tried calling and texting. and on his birthday,” Pares wrote in a When she called his sister, who lives about 40 minutes away from Itaewon, his family hadn’t yet realized the extent of the tragedy. He became an Eagle Scout like his brother, Joey, who is older by about a year, and went to college with hopes of working in international business. It was supposed to be a celebratory night for his 24th birthday, spent with two best friends. “And this was his first big adventure.”

South Korean authorities said Monday they had no guidelines to handle the huge crowds that gathered for Halloween festivities in Seoul, as families in the ...

Grace always cared about others and she was loved by all,” the family wrote. Authorities are now working with foreign embassies and families overseas, offering support with funeral arrangements. I love you.’ And I never got a response back,” Steve said. I want to see my daughter as soon as possible.” People also paid respects at a makeshift memorial in Itaewon, outside a subway station near the alley where the crush occurred. Grace always made others feel important and her kindness left an impression on everyone she ever met. “Maybe in a half hour before this tragedy event took place, I texted him in WhatsApp … Official memorial altars were set up in central Seoul Monday, with photos showing crowds visiting to pay their respects. So, I just passed out,” Chevalier said. “He had an incredibly bright future that is now gone.” However, he admitted, “currently there is no separate preparation manual for such a situation where there is no organizer and a gathering of a crowd is expected.” Moreover, the police had been deployed not for crowd control – but for crime prevention and to prevent “various illegal activities.” Earlier on Sunday, the minister of the interior and safety said only a “normal” level of security personnel had been deployed to Itaewon because the crowd there did not seem unusually large – whereas a “considerable number” of police had been sent to another part of Seoul in response to expected protests.