Jimi News Reporter Song Qingying
South Korea Itaewon Halloween stampede caused tragedy , and the cause of the accident has also attracted a lot of attention. According to the "Joint Ilbo", South Korean expert Lee Song-gyu analyzed that the accident was not simply caused by crowded people, and the slope at the time of the incident may be the main cause of the accident.
crowds near Itaewon (Photo source: Zhongyi)
On October 29, local time, Lee Song-gyu, president of the Korean Security Experts Association, said: "It is hard to say that the accident was caused by the crowd alone." He believes that "the slope may be the cause of the accident."
"If a person weighs 50 kilograms, then 100 people are 5,000 kilograms. If one of them falls, it will continue to collapse like a domino, which is about 5 tons of weight pressed down."
Previously, the South Korean fire department said that as of 9:40 am on the 30th, the Itaewon stampede accident has caused 151 deaths, 82 injuries, and a total of 233 casualties. Among the deaths, 97 were female and 54 were male. As of 4:30 pm on the 30th, the number of victims increased to 153, and another 103 were injured.
Why are the number of female victims nearly twice that of male victims? Lee Songgui believes that women are thin and smaller in size, and are more susceptible to injury when an accident occurs.
Lee Song-kyuk also said with concern that many victims were found to have cardiac arrest during the rescue and they needed to undergo cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This process is very dangerous and "more casualties are expected to be reported in the future."
Liang Won University fire management professor Lian Jianxiong (transliteration), also analyzed: "This is a downhill. If the person behind is pushed down, he will put pressure on the person ahead. He cannot stand firm with his own strength."
Li Songgui said that South Korea's accident prevention measures are obtained based on experience, and the principle of safety prevention must be followed in any situation.
