According to South Korea's "Chung Kong Ilbo" on October 31, on the evening of the 29th, a stampede occurred in Itaewondong area of Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. Several Korean first aid team members who participated in the on-site rescue said that the number of casualties was due to the overcrowded lanes and they were unable to rush to the scene to rescue. #Itaewon#
29 at 10:15 pm on the 9th, the Seoul Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Center received multiple calls saying that "many people fell to the ground and were not breathing." Although the fire department and first aid team nearest itaewon is only about 250 meters away from the site of the incident, and an ambulance was sent 2 minutes after receiving the call, it took 40 minutes to arrive at the scene. When the
incident occurred, the four lanes in front of Itaewon were flooded with people and the ambulance could not drive in at all. Although the police and first aid staff kept shouting loudly with loud speakers, "The ambulance cannot be driven in", it was completely useless. By 0:00 late at night, there were still many pedestrians who knew nothing about the tragedy filled the lane, shuttled back and forth, and nearby restaurants were even playing music loudly. It also took quite a while for the ambulance to transport unconscious people to the hospital.
