Halloween deaths: How did the accident happen?
The famous Halloween festival was being organized in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. During this, lakhs of people had come to celebrate the festival. There was an atmosphere of celebration all around but after a while, this celebration turned into mournful screams. Because during the festival there was a sudden stampede. people started running here and there. Those who could not run, their breath stopped. It is being told that the scene was so terrible that more than one lakh people were running on each other in just 4 meters wide lane. So far 151 people have died in this accident. While more than 100 people are seriously injured.
President Yoon Suk-yeol has declared national mourning over the accident in Yongsan-gu's Itaewon. Along with this, orders have been given to deploy the disaster management team immediately. Along with the rescue team, the local administration and police team are engaged in relief and rescue work. local police say that during the accident many people were lying unconscious on the road, they were saved by giving CPR. It is being told that during this time more than 50 people also had a heart attack.
How did the accident happen?
According to the agency, the Halloween festival was being organized in south korea after 3 years. Because due to Covid infection, the festival was banned for three years. Most of the people attending the party were wearing Halloween dresses. Eyewitnesses told that as the evening progressed, the crowd of people increased. people were immersed in celebration. During this time, more than 50 people had a heart attack simultaneously. It is being told that after this there was a stampede among the people. However, the real reason behind the stampede is yet to be ascertained. police are probing the matter. So far, the bodies of 151 people have been recovered. 19 foreigners are also included in the death.
People were expressing the possibility of an accident on social media. Even before the accident, people were expressing apprehension on social media that due to the huge crowd in the area, the accident could happen in the Itaewon area.
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