Heartbroken Survivors Of The Seoul Crowd Crush Are Sharing Their Harrowing Stories

After the traumatic October 30 crowd crush in Seoul which killed 154 people mostly in their teens and 20s, stories are emerging of those who managed to survive the disaster. Brendan, an international student who was among the 100,000 people who headed to popular nightclub precinct Itaewon that day, was pushed and shuffled down an alleyway by the surge of Halloween party-goers.

“People were falling in front of me,” he said, per ABC.

“I said to myself to not fall, because if I fall, it’s done.”

Juliana Velandia SantaellaWashington Post

A top police official admitted they failed to foresee massive casualties. He said police don’t have a manual for large gatherings that take place with no clear organizer.

But other public safety experts say the gathering's spontaneous nature shouldn’t be an excuse for inaction.

— NPR (@NPR) October 31, 2022

KimAl JazeeraPearLee Beom-suk

20 ppl in Itaewon, Seoul passed away and 80 ppl injured due to a lot of people assembled in Halloween.
I know Itaewon. I worked there 9 years ago. Itaewon is small and crowded place.
Since Govt lift restrictions, they went to Itaewon for the first time since 2019
Rest In Peace pic.twitter.com/9K6L8a69c9

— 𝙅𝘼𝙔 𝘾 (@ShutDa_Ur_Mouth) October 29, 2022

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