SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officers say dozens of individuals had been in cardiac arrest after being crushed by a big crowd pushing ahead on a slender road throughout Halloween festivities within the capital Seoul.
Choi Cheon-sik, an official from the Nationwide Fireplace Company, mentioned round 100 folks had been reported as injured throughout the crowd surge Saturday night time within the Itaewon leisure district. He didn’t give a selected variety of the folks being handled for cardiac arrest Sunday however mentioned they had been within the dozens.
Choi mentioned it was believed that individuals had been crushed to dying after a big crowd started pushing ahead in a slender alley close to Hamilton Resort, a serious social gathering spot in Seoul.
Police mentioned dozens of persons are being given CPR on Itaewon streets whereas many others have been taken to close by hospitals.
An area police officer mentioned 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 main points of the incident had been nonetheless beneath investigation.
Some native media reviews earlier mentioned the crush occurred after numerous folks rushed to an Itaewon bar after listening to an unidentified celeb visited there.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a press release calling for officers to make sure swift remedy for these injured and overview the security of the festivity websites.
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