South Korea: Panic at Halloween Party 151 people died

• – Many came to dress up parties at local clubs and were dismayed by what had happened. These are dramatic scenes – said one of the witnesses of the tragedy in an interview with the BBC
• More than 800 emergency workers from across the country, including all available personnel in Seoul, are stationed on the streets to rescue victims.
• Videos from Seoul’s Itaewon district show body bags on the streets, paramedics performing CPR and trying to get people trapped under others.
• Among the victims and injured were foreigners. Medical services reported that many young women between the ages of 20 and 30 were injured
• More important information can be found on the Onet homepage

According to officials, around 100,000 people attended the event. People. The crowd jostles through a narrow alleyway near the Hamilton Hotel, the show’s main venue. At one point, some people fell down and others started falling on them. People couldn’t breathe.

Details of the incident are still under investigation. No fire or gas leak is known to have occurred at the location. According to some local media reports, the crowd was crushed after news of the appearance of an unidentified celebrity caused a large number of people to rush to one of the bars. However, this information is not confirmed.

– Many came to dress up parties at local clubs and were dismayed by what had happened. These are dramatic scenes – said one of the witnesses of the tragedy in an interview with the BBC.

South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that 151 people were killed. Another 150 people were injured, some of them in critical condition. The death toll is likely to rise further. Many were rushed to hospitals with heart attacks.

Photo: PAP / EPA / YONHAP

South Korea: Panic at Halloween party in Seoul. Many victims

Panic broke out in Seoul. Emergency services were called from all over South Korea

More than 800 emergency workers from across the country, including all in Seoul, have been stationed on the streets to rescue victims.

South Korean President Jun Suk-geol issued a statement calling on services to provide immediate treatment to the injured and review security at the mass event venues. He directed the health ministry to quickly dispatch medical teams to the accident site and secure beds at the nearest hospital.

Photo: PAP / EPA / JEON HEON-KYUN

South Korea: Panic at Halloween party in Seoul. Many victims

South Korea. Stunning scenes on the streets of Seoul

Videos from Seoul’s Itaewon district show body bags on the streets, paramedics performing CPR and trying to get people trapped under others. Please be advised that the rescue videos below contain scenes that may be uncomfortable for vulnerable people to watch.

Among the victims and injured were foreigners. Medical services reported that many young women between the ages of 20 and 30 were injured.

More posts appear online.

There are also videos showing the moment of the crowded crowd, which led to many people needing help. Due to the shocking images, they are not published in the article.

Tragedy in Seoul. Shocking testimonies of witnesses

Kim, a survivor of the tragic events in Seoul, fell “like dominoes” on top of each other. His report for Korean newspaper Hankyoreh cites Sky News.

“Some were shouting for help, others were suffocating,” he said. He himself says that he was trampled and that help came only after an hour and a half.

Lee Sang-kyu, another survivor, told the same newspaper that he saw five or six people pushing others, causing bystanders to fall to the ground.

MFA Spokesperson: There is no information that Poles will be affected

So far, there is no information about Poles who have suffered or may suffer as a result of the panic in Seoul – said Łukasz Jasina, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in an interview with PAP on Saturday evening. He assured that the ministry is monitoring the situation on the spot.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in constant contact with the embassy in Seoul.

“So far, there has been no information about Poles affected or potentially affected by the recent events in Seoul, and there is no indication that this will change. However, we continue to monitor the situation on the ground,” Jasina said.