SEOUL, South Korea — No less than 9 individuals have been killed and dozens extra have been injured after being crushed by a big crowd pushing ahead on a slender road throughout Halloween festivities within the capital Seoul, South Korean officers stated.
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Officials: 9 dead after Halloween crowd surge in Seoul
Officers from the Nationwide Hearth Company and the Ministry of the Inside and Security earlier stated about 100 have been injured and round 50 have been being handled for cardiac arrest as of early Sunday.
Greater than 400 emergency employees and 140 automobiles from across the nation, together with all accessible personnel in Seoul, have been deployed to the streets to deal with the injured.
The Nationwide Hearth Company individually stated in a press release that officers have been nonetheless making an attempt to find out the precise variety of emergency sufferers.
TV footage and images from the scene confirmed ambulance automobiles lined up in streets amid a heavy police presence and emergency employees shifting the injured in stretchers. Emergency employees and pedestrians have been additionally seen performing CPR on individuals mendacity within the streets.
In a single part, paramedics have been seen checking that standing of a dozen or extra individuals who lied immobile beneath blue blankets.
Police, which have been limiting site visitors in close by areas to hurry up the transportation of the injured to hospitals throughout the town, additionally confirmed that dozens of individuals have been being given CPR on Itaewon streets. The Seoul Metropolitan Authorities issued emergency textual content messages urging individuals within the space to swiftly return residence.
A neighborhood police officer stated he was additionally knowledgeable {that a} stampede occurred on Itaewon’s streets the place a crowd of individuals gathered for Halloween festivities. The officer requested anonymity, saying the small print of the incident was nonetheless beneath investigation.
Some native media experiences earlier stated the crush occurred after a lot of individuals rushed to an Itaewon bar after listening to an unidentified superstar visited there.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a press release calling for officers to make sure swift therapy for these injured and evaluation the security of the festivity websites. He additionally instructed the Well being Ministry to swiftly deploy catastrophe medical help groups and safe beds in close by hospital to deal with the injured.
Native media stated round 100,000 individuals flocked to Itaewon streets for the Halloween festivities, which have been the most important because the begin of the pandemic following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in current months.