Yoon Sok Yol, the president of South Korea, declared a period of national mourning after he claimed the lives of roughly 151 people on Halloween in a busy Seoul nightlife district.
Yoon sent his sympathies to the families of the deceased and wished the injured a swift recovery.
The tragedy and catastrophe of what should have happened in the centre of Seoul yesterday night is what makes this right awful, he declared.
Emergency personnel said that a large crowd of revellers had rushed to an alley in the renowned Atwan area, adding that the death toll would increase.
According to the website maintained by Choi Song Boom, chief of the Yonganan fire station, 76 further people were hurt.
According to officials, 19 of the injured are in serious condition and have received immediate care.
Numerous people suffered strokes on Saturday while participating in Halloween festivities in Seoul, according to the South Korean Civil Defense (panic feast).
140 ambulances had been dispatched to provide care for the victims, according to a spokesman for the firefighting administration.
The Korean authorities revealed that the number of victims of the stampede risen to 120 deaths and 100 injured in a stampede in the central Seoul, where thousands gathered in narrow streets to celebrate Halloween, according to officials..
South Korea’s National Mourning Declaration for the “Halloween” accident victims
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