Halloween occasions, Okay-pop present cancelled as South Korea mourns victims of Seoul stampede

Most Halloween occasions and exhibits have been cancelled in South Korea following the stampede at a packed Halloween occasion in Seoul. Over 150 folks died after being trapped in slender lanes of Itaewon.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 30, 2022 11:38 IST

Investigators examine the scene the place many individuals died and had been injured in a stampede throughout a Halloween competition in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: As a lethal stampede led to the demise of 151 folks in South Korea’s Seoul amid Halloween celebrations, most festivals, occasions and parades have been cancelled because the nation enters a state of mourning.

On Saturday evening, 150 folks, principally of their 20s, had been killed and over 150 injured at a packed Halloween occasion in Itaewon, an elegant social gathering hub. Eye-witnesses described being trapped in a slender, sloping alleyway, scrambling to get out of the suffocating crowd as folks ended up piling on high of each other like ‘dominoes’.

Paramedics, rapidly overwhelmed by the variety of victims, had been asking passers-by to manage first support, simply on the sting of the chaos.

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a interval of nationwide mourning until November 5 and events and occasions for the remaining Halloween weekend have been cancelled, The Korean Times reported.

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Everland theme park is not going to flip spooky this Halloween because the theme park has closed all festivals until November 20. The park halted all associated applications, together with a parade that includes traditional Halloween characters resembling skeletons and witches, in keeping with The Korean Times.

Lotte World, one other theme park positioned in southeastern Seoul, has additionally scrapped its Halloween-themed occasions within the aftermath of the Itaewon tragedy.

Okay-POP EVENT CANCELLED

A Okay-pop occasion, one of many highlights of the Busan One Asia competition within the port metropolis, slated to be held tonight has additionally been cancelled. Three Okay-pop acts had been scheduled to carry out in entrance of some 40,000 viewers members, The Korean Times mentioned in a report.

This yr’s Halloween occasion was the primary because the pandemic began in 2020 at which South Koreans haven’t been mandated to put on face masks open air.

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Edited By:

Devika Bhattacharya

Published On:

Oct 30, 2022