source of photos, Reuters
On the night of 29, at least tens of thousands of people gathered in Itaewon, Seoul, and a large-scale crushing disaster occurred. The exact cause of the accident is still unknown.
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So far, 149 people have been killed and 76 people injured, firefighters said. Most of the victims were between the ages of 20 and 20 and two foreigners were killed.
When some minor injuries returned home from hospitals, the number of injuries dropped from 150 to 76.
The firefighters issued the first level of response in the afternoon of the same day, then they moved to the third level at 23:50 and sent a large number of rescuers and 142 ambulances.
At the final on-site briefing held at 6:30 on the 30th, Yongsan Fire Chief Choi Seong-beom said: “As a result of the third search, there is nothing special.” “The most important thing is to find out the cause.”
Firefighters have set up a reception desk for missing persons on the 3rd floor of the Hannam-dong Community Service Center in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and are receiving reports of missing persons.
Leaders from around the world expressed their condolences one after another for the Itaewon massacre.
