On the evening of October 29th local time, it was a tragic and painful for those who attended the Halloween Party in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea. was in a narrow street, and almost 100,000 people . I think everyone was very excited, but before they arrived at the destination, their emotions suddenly fell...
reported that the crowd was going to the Hamilton Hotel to attend a party. It is said that some celebrities would be there, and to get there, they had to pass through a narrow alley near the hotel. The picture of
is a scene before the incident. It can be seen that the alley is indeed very narrow, but it is full of people. Park Jung-hoon, 21, is a survivor. In an interview, he said, "You will see a large group of people on Christmas or when setting off fireworks... but this time it takes more, and it feels like 10 times more."
Animation is a few seconds before the stampede incident . The crowd could no longer move and could only "sway left and right" involuntarily. Unless it rose from the ground, it would be stuck in place. From the picture, we can see that in order to get out of the predicament, a man climbed up the building next to the street.
It is reported that someone already felt something was wrong at that time and wanted to escape, but there was no way out, and it might have led to danger. The causes and details of the stampede are still under investigation, and the local police are also collecting evidence to find out the truth as soon as possible.
An eyewitness described the peak scene , "The crowd is like stacking up" , you can imagine the situation of the person pressed to the bottom. In addition, some witnesses said that he saw some people gradually losing consciousness, while others were dead.
It is reported that the people crowded in the street did not realize at first that they were in danger. They chatted and played with their mobile phones in the team. They did not know the seriousness of the matter until dozens of people fell down, but it was very difficult to get out.
Some survivors said that they managed to hide in a bar or alley next to the street and escaped by chance.
According to Choi Sung-bang, director of the Yongsan Fire Department in Seoul, many of the victims of were trampled to death, many of them were young girls in their 20s .
According to reports, the current death toll of is at least 149, but the fire chief believes that the number is likely to climb. There are also hundreds of people injured, dozens of whom are seriously injured and are fighting against the god of death.
Police said that before the death was confirmed, everyone underwent cardioresuscitation, some of whom were taken to the hospital, some were left to stay where they were covered with yellow blankets, and they could no longer stand up.
According to the " Daily Mail ", a temporary morgue was set up in a building near the scene. Witnesses saw many bodies transported out on stretcher trucks and transferred to government facilities to confirm their identity.
This is an item left on the scene. Their owners may no longer be alive, and there are blood on the ground, which makes it even more terrifying with the pale mask.
Two girls in costumes covered their faces and cried while walking. On the one hand, they were lucky and did not seem to be hurt. On the other hand, they were also very unfortunate. Their friends may die or be injured. Not only that, the negative impact of this incident on their hearts is undoubtedly huge.