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Morning Mail: Australian among dead in crush in Seoul

In today’s newsletter: South Korea in mourning after at least 153 deaths; top Queensland policeman accused of being ‘condescending’ by First Nation leaders; east braces for more terrible weather

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 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

Fire chief's hand trembles as he says most Halloween crush victims were 'in teens or 20s'

Hours after the devastating crowd surge in the South Korean capital of Seoul, fire chief Choi Seong-beom was seen shaking as he said the victims were mostly aged in their teens and 20s

Daily Mirror · 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

Seoul tragedy: The difference between crowd crush and stampede

The tragic event in Seoul is being described as a crowd crush or surge, which is different from a stampede.

Al Jazeera · Oct 30, 2022

William and Kate offer ‘love and prayers’ after crowd surge in South Korea

More than 150 people were killed in the incident in Seoul on Saturday night, during Halloween festivities.

The Independent 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

In pictures: Shock, grief following South Korea's Halloween tragedy

South Korea is in shock after at least 150 people, mostly young revellers in costumes, died on Saturday night in a massive stampede during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, a central Seoul district known for its nightlife.

France 24 · Oct 30, 2022

Saudi Arabia Expresses Condolences to South Korea over Deadly Crowd Surge

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom’s condolences to South Korea following a deadly stampede in Seoul, the Saudi Press Agency reported Sunday. The Kingdom expressed its sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and to the leadership, government and people of South Korea,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 30, 2022

At least 150 die in Halloween crowd crush in South Korean capital

More than 150 people were killed in a stampede at a Halloween event in central Seoul, officials said Sunday, with South Korea's president vowing a full investigation into one of the country's worst-ever disasters.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 30, 2022