The world received on Saturday evening to the news of the painful bloody accident, which occurred inside the capital “Seoul” in South Korea during the celebration of Halloween, and the incident resulted in the killing of more than 150 people, while 82 others were injured.
According to the media, the disaster was caused by a powerful stampede and a massive crowd flow in the Itayeon region of the South Korean city.
According to statements made by the police and eyewitnesses on Sunday, one of the biggest South Korean agencies, “Al -Yahab,” reported the specifics of what occurred in the capital city of Seoul.
Yonhap reported that the sudden rush of the crowds of Halloween celebrities to a narrow alley is about 4 meters wide in the “Etayon” area of Seoul, which led to the tragedy.
It was observed that a sizable group of Halloween celebrities gathered in the small alley to commemorate the first Halloween season since the Koruna in early 2020 sans masks. This caused a besieging of hundreds of people and preventing them from movement or escape, and then some of them began to suffocate and suffer from a heart attack, The bloodiest stampede occurred in the history of South Korea.
South Korean President Yoon Sok Yol announced today, Sunday, the national mourning, expressing his condolences to the victims, deep sorrow and regret for this incident, describing what happened as a “catastrophe”, and his wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured. Southern, putting emphasis on the creation of fundamental rules to ensure that the same incident does not recur in the future, said: “The government will accurately achieve the reasons of the accident.”
“As president and one who is responsible for people’s lives and safety, I feel deep sadness. The government will declare the period from today until the incident is under control as a national mourning period, and it will give administrative matters the highest priority in the recovery and follow-up procedures,” Yoon wrote in a special letter to the country.
In a related context, numerous foreign leaders expressed their sorrow over what occurred and their deepest sympathies to the stampede victims. Most notably, US President Joe Biden said that his country was standing behind South Korea after the tragedy in the capital city of Seoul. Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, sent his condolences to the stampede victims.
The Supreme Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in the European Union, on the other hand, also conveyed his profound sadness over what occurred in Seoul and his heartfelt regret for turning the celebration into a terrible tragedy.
A tragedy of Halloween celebrations in South Korea .. What is the narrative?
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