What was supposed to be a night of Halloween festivities suddenly turned into a horrifying scene in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday night, October 29, 2022. Reuters reported that 149 people are reportedly dead and more than 150 injured in what authorities call a stampede.
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Dozens of ambulances and emergency services are rushed to the scene as bystanders began administering CPR to people on the ground. The country’s president appealed for disaster teams to work quickly to identify the dead.
“I still can’t believe what has happened. It was like hell,” said Kim Mi Sung, an official at a non-profit organization that promotes tourism in Itaewon
Ninety-seven of the dead were women, and 56 were men.
At least 20 of the dead are foreigners from China, Russia, Iran and elsewhere. Two Americans were among the dead, the U.S. State Department said Sunday.
Witnesses said the crowd surge in the Itaewon area on Saturday night caused “a hell-like” chaos as people fell on each other “like dominos.” Witnesses said some people were bleeding from their noses and mouths while being given CPR, while others clad in Halloween costumes continued to sing and dance nearby, possibly without knowing the severity of the situation.
“I still can’t believe what has happened. It was like a hell,” said Kim Mi Sung, an official at a non-profit organization that promotes tourism in Itaewon.
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