At least 151 people are dead after an outdoors Halloween event in South Korean capital Seoul turned into a crowd surge on Saturday night, emergency officials said.
Huge crowds at the event surged into a narrow downhill alley in a nightlife area near the Hamilton Hotel, a major party venue in Seoul. The incident trapped and crushed hundreds of people in Seoul’s leisure district of Itaewon.
Emergency workers and pedestrians were seen performing first aid and CPR on people lying in the streets amid ensuing chaos.
Officials say at least 151 have died and about 150 others are injured. The fire service said most victims were teenagers and young adults….