Tragedy in South Korea: Dozens of people were trampled at a Halloween event

Tragedy struck a nightclub in Seoul’s Itaegun district when patrons were trampled late Saturday as a large crowd gathered to celebrate Halloween.

Citing fire authorities, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported that 50 people suffered cardiac arrest.

At the same time, Choi Cheon-sik, an official of the National Fire Service, said about 100 people had been injured.

Beware harsh images

[Breaking] Nightmare in #Itaewon. Current status is that over 50 people have collapsed and possible multiple fatalities due to overcrowding during the Halloween festivities. Stay tuned for more info. pic.twitter.com/NhvVqnHlkl

— allkpop (@allkpop) October 29, 2022

Images on social media showed many patrons lying on the pavement as bystanders tried to give them CPR in an attempt to revive them.

Emergency workers received at least 81 calls from people who said they were having trouble breathing.

#BREAKING: #SouthKorea‘s fire department said 81 people have breathing problems after the #stampede at Itaewon in #SeoulSouth Korea Saturday night when over 100 thousand revellers crammed into the place for #Halloween celebrations.#SeoulStampede pic.twitter.com/QwyWcYTj43

— Media Warrior (@MediaWarriorY) October 29, 2022

South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol ordered the deployment of disaster response forces to the scene. More than 400 emergency workers from across the country have arrived at the scene.

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