South Korea's Halloween party held on the 29th, about 100,000 people flocked in, but people stepped on people and injured. The local fire department confirmed earlier that the casualties are currently 59 and 150 injuries.
According to Yonhap News Agency , starting at 10:20 pm on the 29th, people began to experience symptoms such as dyspnea in Itaewon. The firefighting unit performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the scene at 1 a.m. the next day and transferred them to a nearby hospital. Authorities earlier confirmed that the casualties are currently 59 and 150 injuries.
According to the Korean Ilbo, the fire department alleged that as of 1:30 am local time on the 30th, the total number of casualties was 209. Among them, 59 people died, 13 of them died after being sent to the hospital, 46 people died at the scene and 150 were injured.
Fire fighting unit pointed out that as of 1 a.m. on the 30th, a total of 21 patients with cardiac arrest have been transferred to the emergency room of nearby hospitals, most of whom are women in their 20s, including a 10-year-old woman. They were successively transferred to Shuntian Township University Hospital, National Medical Center, Ewha Women's University Mudong Hospital, Gangbek Samsung Hospital, Seoul Notre Dame Hospital, Chungjiang University Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital and Yeouido Notre Dame Hospital.
The disaster relief medical support teams of Seoul National University Hospital, Gangdong Kyung Hee University Hospital and Hanyang University Hospital also rushed to the scene to rescue the injured. At present, the firefighting unit has also set up a temporary emergency center on Hanjiang Road near Itaewon Station to treat the injured.
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol has issued an emergency order. After receiving the report, Seoul Mayor Wu Sehun also urgently suspended business trips in Europe and rushed back to South Korea. The firefighting unit has now responded to the relevant disaster at 23:50 local time.
#Stampering accident in South Korea caused more than 50 people to have cardiac arrest#
