Deadly Halloween crush in South Korea

[Grant]

‘When I tried CPR, I also pumped blood out of their mouths’: Doctor​

In an interview with local broadcaster YTN, Lee Beom-suk, a doctor who administered first aid to the victims describes scenes of tragedy and chaos.

“When I first attempted CPR there were two victims lying on the pavement. But the number exploded soon after, outnumbering first responders at the scene,” Lee said. “Many bystanders came to help us with CPR.”

“It’s hard to put in words to describe,” he said. “So many victims’ faces were pale. I could not catch their pulse or breath and many of them had a bloody nose. When I tried CPR, I also pumped blood out of their mouths.”

People toppled ‘like dominos’: Survivor​

One survivor has said many people fell and toppled on one another “like dominos” after they were being pushed by other people at a narrow downhill alley near Itaewon’s Hamilton Hotel.

The survivor, surnamed Kim, said some people shouted “Help me!” and others were short of breath. Kim described being trampled by other people for about 1.5 hours before being rescued, according to the Seoul-based Hankyoreh newspaper.

Latest South Korea Halloween updates : 146 killed in crowd crush

Latest South Korea news: Death toll from a stampede in Seoul’s crowded central district stands at 146, with 150 injured.

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[jack_spratt]

Terrible!
Poor seouls.

 

[Grant]

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[Pak Fa Fui]

Cant understand why people feel the need to push and squash other people
Terrible way to go

 

[Grant]

At least 151 killed in Halloween crowd crush in South Korea​

At least 151 people, mostly women and young people in their 20s, have been killed in a chaotic stampede in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, after a huge crowd thronged a narrow street during Halloween celebrations.

A further 82 were hurt, 19 of them seriously, in the crowd crush that took place in the entertainment district of Itaewon on Saturday night, officials said.

At least 153 killed in Halloween crowd crush in South Korea

Officials say most of the victims in the stampede in Seoul’s Itaewon district were women and young people in their 20s.

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[theratman]

Tragic scenes

 

[Gordon_R]

Police admit poor response to crowd control:

South Korea Halloween crush: Police admit response was inadequate

Police say they received calls hours before the crush that left more than 150 people dead.

www.bbc.com