Desperate callers warned police that the Seoul Halloween celebration was becoming a 'major disaster.
, desperate Halloween revellers warned police the situation was"very dangerous" and"chaotic."
A crowd of about 100,000 people had been celebrating on the narrow streets of Itaewon when the deadly crush unfolded."People are falling down on the streets, looks like there could be an accident, it looks very dangerous," another caller warned to police at 20:33, Reuters reported, citing the transcript. The Washington Post reported.
"It's chaotic," the caller said, according to the transcript, which noted that screams could be heard, reported Reuters.
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