Halloween parties in South Korea turned into scenes of true terror on Saturday, as stampedes left more than 146 dead, according to the latest reports out of Seoul.
The nightmare occurred in the capital’s chic Itaewon neighborhood, where as many as 100,000 people reportedly came to party for the first Halloween since the easing of pandemic safety precautions.the incident resulted only in “cardiac arrests”—but at a press conference the head of the local fire department put the death toll at 146, with 150 others hurt. The figures may yet rise further.
More than 1,700 response personnel from across the country were deployed, including 520 firefighters, 1,100 police officers and 70 government workers.
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