Comprehensive Korean media reported on the 31st that the stampede in Itaewon, South Korea, has killed 154 people, and the identities of the victims have been confirmed. There were 98 females in total, nearly twice that of males (56). Analysts believe that women are relatively small in size and have weak support, so they are more vulnerable to injury.
According to the " East Asia Ilbo ", some people pointed out that the tragedy of that day had long been omens. After three years, Halloween commemoration activities were held again without wearing masks, and there will naturally be overload of people. Some witnesses said similar situations occurred the day before the accident. A citizen said, "On the night of the 28th the day before, the alley was also crowded with people." "Some women were still squeezed to the ground by the crowd."
South Korean police set up an investigation headquarters in Seoul Local Police Department , intending to launch a large-scale investigation into the accident while the aftermath is done. Relevant sources in South Korean police said, "If the cause of the accident is found to be related to the surrounding business premises, they can be charged with business negligence causing death and injury."
South Korean prosecutors have also set up an accident countermeasures headquarters in the Grand Procuratorate. In addition to the suspicion of death and injury caused by business negligence, the South Korean prosecutor is also investigating whether there are problems caused by major citizens' disasters in the "Severe Disaster Punishment Law".
Many foreign tourists who witnessed the scene said that in the event of an accident, the main street should be closed to clear out the rescue space.
29-year-old tourist Nofit said: "Before the accident, I managed to escape from the alley (where the accident happened). (To get out of that) it took me 15 minutes to walk about three to four meters."
Nofit said that after the accident, she saw guards evacuate the crowd in the subway station, but there were not so many policemen in advance. '
54-year-old Revital said that when she arrived at Itaewon Station at around 6:30 pm, she saw no officials or police officers in the subway station, "but it was really crowded, and it took nearly 20 minutes to get out of the subway station."
She pointed out that the streets were full of vehicles, which is one of the main reasons why the crowd could not escape. "The main streets are open to vehicles, and if the streets prohibit the entry of vehicles, people may escape. But people dare not run out because they are afraid of the cars below."
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"I finally survived." At around 10:25 pm on October 29, a woman sat on the ground and shouted this sentence loudly on the street near Exit 1 of Itaewon Station, Seoul Metro Line 6. The friend next to him cried and asked passers-by to "please help me call 119."
But most passersby seem to have not realized that a large accident has occurred. Because the nearby crowds were crowded and it was almost impossible to walk, and there were loud music sounds in the surrounding nightclubs and other places, which was very chaotic. A passerby said, "I saw someone being pulled away, but the man dressed up as a zombie. At first, he thought he was playing some sitcom."
The situation of the Korean police and firefighters who received the report arrived at the scene was the same. Some citizens were still singing or dancing together until around 11 o'clock in the evening, and the scene was barely under control, and the real situation of the accident began to appear. It was not until this time that screams and crying overwhelmed the music and were heard by people.
Since the "Sewon Tribulation" that caused 304 deaths and missing people on April 16, 2014, more than 100 people have suffered a collective death in South Korea after more than 8 years - a stampede in Itaewondong, Yongsan District, Seoul City, which is also the largest stampede in South Korea.
On October 30, South Korean police and fire authorities said that the tragedy occurred at around 10:15 pm on the 29th. The incident occurred on a 5-meter-wide and 50-meter-long downhill road on the west side of the Hamilton Hotel in Itaewondong.
(Photo: Central Daily News)
Jiupai News Reporter Liang Xia
[Source: Jiupai News]
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