At Least 151 Killed, 82 Injured In Halloween Stampede In Seo…

At least 151 people have been killed and 82 others injured in a
deadly stampede in Seoul’s Itaewon district as huge crowds of
partygoers, many in their late teens and 20s, converged in the
entertainment district for late-night Halloween celebrations,
reports citing
.

The deadliest stampede in South Korea’s history happened
Saturday night in a narrow downhill alley near Hamilton Hotel in
the famous nightlife district after tens of thousands of people
visited the area for Halloween.

As of 9 a.m. Sunday, a total of 151 people, including 19
foreigners, have been killed and 82 others injured, 19 of them
seriously, according to Choi Seong-beom, head of the fire
department in Yongsan, which includes Itaewon.

Of the deceased, 97 are female and 54 are male, Choi said.

The foreigners killed include those from Iran, Uzbekistan, China
and Norway, he said.

The stampede marked the worst tragedy in South Korea since the
2014 sinking of the ferry Sewol that killed 304 people, mostly high
school students.

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