Officials said people were crushed to death after a stampede near a major party spot in Seoul.
The death toll could grow as emergency workers were continuing to transport the injured to hospitals across Seoul.At least 59 people were killed and 150 more were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul, South Korean officials said.
Choi said 13 of the dead have been sent to hospitals while the bodies of the remaining 46 were still on the streets. Crowds are seen around the area, where dozens of people suffered cardiac arrest, in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon in Seoul on October 30, 2022. Video on social media showed multiple first responders simultaneously performing CPR on people lying scattered in the street.
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