Itaewon stampede accident scene (data photo)
Overseas network October 31st. On the evening of October 29th, a stampede accident occurred in Itaewondong, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's "Joint Ilbo" reported on the 31st that the tragedy occurred in a narrow alley, which was crowded for many years. Just the day before the incident, tens of thousands of people were still gathering in the area.
South Korean police said that based on the data from February 2019 to 2021, the average number of people getting off the train at Itaewon Station every day is between 25,000 and 40,000, and the number of people on weekends has increased to between 30,000 and 54,000. Especially on Halloween weekend, the area is even more crowded. On the Halloween weekend in 2019, the average number of people getting off the train at Itaewon Station every day reached 84,000, and even on the Halloween weekend in 2021 after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the number reached 57,000.
South Korean police have made special preparations for Itaewon area in advance this year. On the 28th and 29th, 200 police officers were arranged to deal with the public security issues in Itaewon, but they failed to prevent the tragedy. The day before the stampede accident, tens of thousands of people still gathered in Itaewon, and many riots occurred. (Overseas Network/Wang Shanning)
Source: Overseas Network
