President Yoon Suk Yeol has visited the scene of a fatal stampede that killed over 150 people during Halloween festivities. A period of national mourning has been declared. More here:
A street in Seoul's Itaewon district is pictured packed full of people before a stampede during Halloween festivitiesJanelle Story was one of thousands of young people who went to Seoul's Itaewon district to celebrate Halloween last night.
"Very suddenly this wave of people just came rushing towards us with this incredible force and urgency, and in the moment, I stopped filming because it got really serious and scary."
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