Painful to 153 the death toll in South Korea

The number of people who died of oppression during Halloween's celebration night has gone to 153 in the South Korean capital, Seoul. Another 82 have been wounded.

Among the dead are 20 foreign citizens, the emergency services in Seoul say, the BBC reports.

The deadly October 30th incident, which reportedly began after 10: 00 p.m. at the local time, took place in Itaewon a well-known area of night life in Halloween's first celebration since the Corleone pandemic.

The images of a night earlier by Seoul display dozens of covered corpses, emergency officials who intervene in the injured and people who help each other escape oppression.

The rescue team and firefighters at the scene where over 140 people died and dozens more were injured during the Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea. October 30, 2022.
Warnings are reported that roads would be crowded, but it is still unknown how the mob crash began.

Actor Park Jung-hoon said the crowds were “dozens of times larger than at Christmas or during fireworks performances.

International Reactions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote on Twitter that he feels sorry for what happened in Seoul.

Our deepest suggestions for family and friends of the dead and wounded” wrote among other things.

French President Emmanuel Macron has also expressed his condolences to the Korean people.

“Finance is with you”, he wrote on Twitter.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has sent a message to his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol, offering condolences to victims and their families, reports Chinese state media CCTV.

He said that four Chinese and two others had lost their lives in this disaster. / REL