Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg [Editor’s note, Oct. 30 8:30pm: According to crowd safety expert G. Keith Still, who spoke to The Washington Post , what happened in Itaewon can be described as a crowd crush or surge. It happens when people are packed together in a confined space and movement causes the crowd to fall over. A stampede implies that people had place to run, which was not the case in Itaewon. This article has been updated with the correct term.] The death toll from the crowd crush in Itaewon, Seoul on Oct. 29 has climbed to 151, according to Korean broadcaster MBC . 82 more were injured. 19 foreigners among deceased The head of the fire department of the area, Choi Seong Beom, confirmed that 19 foreigners are among the dead, including those from Iran, Uzbekistan, China and Norway. Choi also shared that among the 151 dead, 97 are female and 54 are male. The age group most affected by the incident are those in their late teens and 20s. The Seoul city government confirmed that 355 missing person reports have been made in connection with the incident. Next-of-kin waiting for news of loved ones… Read full this story
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