The Latest Breaking News from Itaewon

As Seoul's Halloween crowd crush investigation begins, stories of survival and tragedy emerge

A man trapped under a pile of bodies lifts himself so the woman beneath him can breathe, a student attempts CPR on a person too far gone. Survivors describe what it was like inside the deadly crush.

ABC News · Oct 31, 2022

'Manmade disaster': Officials criticized over Seoul deaths

South Korean officials are facing tough questions about preparations for Halloween celebrations and demands for accountability after a crowd surge at the festivities left more than 150 people dead

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022

Japanese woman killed was studying in Seoul

Mei Tomikawa, a 26-year-old Japanese woman said to have died in a crowd crush in Itaewon, Seoul, had been studying in the South Korea capital since June.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 31, 2022

‘I don’t know how to live’: grief over loved ones lost in Seoul’s deadly Halloween crowd crush

Mothers and fathers tell of excruciating wait for news before learning fate of the missing in South Korea’s worst crowd crush event

The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2022

Witnesses say 'it was like a hell' inside South Korean crush

A stunned Seoul is beginning to unearth the extent of a Halloween crowd surge that killed more than 150 mostly young people out enjoying festivities in the party neighborhood of Itaewon on Saturday

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022

Seoul's Halloween crowd crush nightmare: How a fun night in Itaewon ended in horror

Seoul's favourite club district is made up of tiny alleyways that wind around a steep hill. When about 100,000 people flocked there for Halloween, disaster struck.

ABC News · Oct 30, 2022

South Korean families desperate for answers after loved ones crushed in Seoul tragedy

The death toll has now topped 150 with scores more injured after the crowd surge in Itaewon, Seoul

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2022

‘How could this happen?’: Seoul in disbelief after fatal Halloween crush

Residents gathered in Itaewon try to make sense of Saturday evening’s disaster, in which at least 153 people died

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022

South Korea in shock as at least 151 die in Halloween crowd surge

outh Korea is mourning the deaths of at least 151 people, mostly in their teens and 20s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul.Tens of thousands of people were believed to have gathered in Itaewon…

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2022

At least 151 dead following Halloween crowd surge in South Korea

Tens of thousands of people were believed to have gathered in Itaewon for festivities on Saturday night

Manchester Evening News · Oct 30, 2022