Cover News Reporter Yan Lei
A large-scale stampede occurred in Itaewon, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea on the evening of October 29th local time. According to the latest news from the South Korean fire department on the 30th, the stampede has killed 151 people and injured 82 people.
Witnesses: The trampling scene "5 to 6 layers of people stacked"
According to Yonhap News Agency , on the night of the 29th, the steep slopes and narrow alleys near the Hamilton Hotel on Itaewon World Food Street were crowded with wounded, firefighters and policemen.
The injured citizen was unable to breathe due to the stampede, and fell on the road one by one by one by the rescuers to undergo cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Even the injured and other citizens present participated in the first aid, pressing their chests, kneading their legs and arms, and striving to save those who were on the verge of life. Many people who failed to rescue have been covered with blankets or clothes on their faces.
According to the memories of Nathan, an Australian who experienced the tragedy, at around 10 pm on the 29th, a person passing by the alley next to the Hamilton Hotel fell, and the followers fell one by one, as if they were "a stacked man".
A young woman choked and said that she had been separated from her companions near the Hamilton Hotel and had not been able to contact her. The fire brigade and the police blocked the scene of the incident and were not allowed to enter. She still doesn't know whether it is death or life.
The ambulance transporting the injured was struggling to shuttle among the crowds, and the harsh sirens with high notes resounded throughout the night sky. The person who was not seriously injured was dying sat on the sidewalk waiting to be sent to the hospital.
Jin, who was over 20 years old, suffered a leg injury. After receiving emergency treatment on the spot, he said that at around 10:30, the crowd began to crowd and push, and at 10:40, the people walking in front began to fall down, and 5 to 6 layers of people were stacked. Customers in bars and nightclubs at both ends of the streets were attracted by strange costumes and brought them to watch the fun. The people who took photos stopped and some wanted to pass by. People from different directions pushed and blocked each other, and the thrust resistance offset each other, and everyone could not move.
A female witness in her 20s said that the dense crowd was stacked and some people gradually lost consciousness.
People who lost relatives and friends tightly held the hand of the deceased and cried for a long time, unable to accept the cruel reality, and did not leave for a long time.
Yong Seok-yeol delivered a speech, announcing the entry of the national mourning period
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol delivered a speech to the whole people on the stampede accident in the Rytai Courtyard in the Yongsan Presidential Office in Seoul on the morning of the 30th, announcing that the stampede accident has entered the national mourning period.
Yong Seok-yeol said that the accident was tragic, and a tragedy that shouldn't have happened in the central area of Seoul last night. I wish the injured a speedy recovery and express deep condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones. As the president responsible for protecting the safety of people's lives and property, he was in a heavy mood and extremely sad.
Yin Seok-yue said that the government designated the period for the end of the aftermath work today as a national mourning period, and focused its policies on carrying out accident aftermath handling and taking follow-up measures. The government will thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident, strive to avoid similar accidents in the future, and instruct the Ministry of Administrative Safety and other relevant departments to carry out emergency inspections on celebrations and other activities in various places.
Yong Seok-yeol pointed out that the government will provide subsidies for the funerals of the victims and activate all available emergency medical systems to provide timely medical assistance to the injured, and arrange for civil servants to provide one-to-one relief services.
After Yoon Seo-yeon delivered a speech to the people, he did not accept media questions and went straight to the scene of the accident in Li Taiyuan. Subsequently, he will preside over a countermeasure meeting at the accident handling headquarters of the Central Government's Seoul Office Building.
According to the President's Spokesperson's Office, Yoon Seo-yue instructed the entire government departments and public agencies to immediately lower the flag at half a flag to mourn.
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