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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Virginia Harrison and Carly Earl

A visual guide to how the Seoul Halloween crowd crush unfolded

The site of a crowd crush accident in Itaewon, a district of Seoul, South Korea.
The site of a deadly crowd crush during Halloween celebrations in Itaewon, a district of Seoul, South Korea. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

On Saturday night, tens of thousands of mostly young people flocked to Itaewon in Seoul to celebrate Halloween.

Crowds exiting Itaewon station, Seoul, South Korea on 29 October 2022.
Crowds exit Itaewon station in the South Korean capital on 29 October 2022. Photograph: Raphael Rashid
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