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Major foreign media are also covering the Itaewon disaster as headlines all at once and continue to report on the situation.
Overseas leaders, including US President Joe Biden, have expressed their condolences and condolences for the tragedy.
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The major foreign media are also reporting the news of the incident with great importance by placing it at the top of the website.
In particular, he pointed out that the authorities did not have any preventative measures against large crowds as this was the first Halloween since the lifting of the quarantine rules of Corona 19.
The New York Times reported that there were more police officers than protesters in recent political demonstrations in South Korea.
He also said that it seems clear that there were not enough on-site manpower and countermeasures and that, as revealed in this disaster, vulnerability to talent undermined the image of Korea, which is emerging as a high-tech powerhouse and of popular culture.
CNN reported that “it was not a problem that could be solved by sending police and firefighters in advance,” said Lee Sang-min, interior and security minister.
The Associated Press reported that it was the biggest casualty in South Korea since the Sewol ferry disaster in 2014 and predicted that public voices calling for an investigation into the government’s public safety improvement measures would increase.
Noting that there was no limit to the number of attendees, the BBC reported that the focus would shift to whether adequate safety standards and on-the-spot checks were in place.
According to the article, an Indian citizen who has attended Itaewon Halloween festivals for the past five years said: “There was more police in Itaewon last year, but there was no crowd control this year. ‘at the site, which was busier than any other time he’d seen it. ” Interviews were also included.
In the midst of this, the messages of condolence and condolence from the leaders of countries around the world continued.
In a statement, US President Joe Biden sent his heartfelt condolences to bereaved families and prayed for the healing of the wounded.
In addition to the recently inaugurated British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping also expressed their condolences and solidarity.
This is TBS Jeong Hye-ryun.
