At least 146 people were killed and 150 more were injured in a crowd surge amid Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea, fire department officials said.
Officials said people were likely crushed to death when a large crowd surged forward in an alley in a popular party district of South Korea’s capital city, The Associated Press reported.
Seventy-four of the people who have been pronounced dead were taken to nearby hospitals, and the bodies of over 40 others were taken to a gym in the area to be identified, fire officials said in an earlier update.
……..
- Discussion
-
At least 59 in South Korea crushed to death in crowd surge https://t.co/CPJkYB72iu pic.twitter.com/RGj4N6FlNM
— The Hill (@thehill) October 29, 2022
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.