Life Center / Reported by Lin Yunxuan
▲ 156 people died in the Itaewon accident and many people went to the subway station to cry. A Taiwanese also restored the scene, revealing the key to survival. (Photo / Extract from 입덕 할래 Facebook)
On the 29th of last month, a severe stampede occurred in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea, killing 156 people and injuring hundreds of others, which shocked the world. This incident has had a considerable impact on South Korean society and above all is a police censorship. A Taiwanese netizen revealed that “I was at the scene of the Itaewon accident.” In addition to restoring the scene, he also revealed why he survived the accident.
A netizen posted a few days ago on the Dcard forum with the headline “I was at the scene of the Itaewon accident”, expressing that because he saw a lot of speculation and abuse, he hoped to answer everyone’s doubts about the Itaewon accident from a point of view. neutral view The dead can rest in peace. The original OP pointed out that “the Itaewon incident is fundamentally not an event, there is no organizer and there is not just an exit,” and the whole of Itaewon can be thought of as Ximending, Taipei. There are many restaurants and bars. Korea has always been on Halloween. There will be many people flocking to Itaewon in Halloween costumes.
“Anyone who has been to Korea should know that the roads in Korea are different from those in Taiwan. There are many slopes large and small and the Itaewon accident occurred in a certain alley, on a relatively steep slope. The effect domino is caused by someone falling “. When he arrived in Itaewon around 7 or 8 that evening, there were already a lot of people. At 10pm the crowd was getting more and more crowded, and by chance it was a little behind the scene of the accident You can only follow the flow of people, try not to let yourself fall and many groups of friends are blown away for it .
▲ The Taiwanese who were on the scene recalled that there were indeed a lot of people at the time, walked into a shop window and waited fewer people before exiting to escape the disaster. (Image / Provided exclusively by netizens)
Since he went to Itaewon on his own, he eventually walked into a shop window and waited for fewer crowds to find time to get out so there were no incidents. The original PO recalled: “At the moment, all the people are actually using Korean to tell everyone to step back, and some gestures are also added, and all the customers from the nearby second-floor store follow the instructions too, therefore there is no such situation that foreigners cannot understand. ” Only when he took the subway back to the hotel was he informed by relatives and friends of the serious accident in Itaewon: “Because the current situation is really chaotic, although it is true that there are ambulances and police cars, but I have seen since I arrived at 7am. The ambulance is on call, so I really didn’t expect such a big thing to happen. ” deceased in Itaewon rest in peace Pray for Itaewon.
Seeing this, other netizens also left messages: “Brother, you are okay, other public opinion is not important”, “A group of people keep saying that the alley is full of 100,000 people and it hurts. That alley is 40m long. 4 m how did the 100,000 people get stuck? ” “For unusual incidents, more people can actively argue and argue. It’s not a bad thing to be vigilant in future prevention, right?” “I was there last Saturday too. Itaewon … but he left early because there were too many people. Basically, there were really a lot of people on the scene, especially in the many bars in the alleys. The film shot that day was shot at the Hamilton Hotel. I feel so sentimental, but I’m glad I left early, but I still have lingering fears … “Someone shared a similar experience and said,” It’s really hard to be rejected by the crowd! L “I experienced in Fengjia several years ago, and this situation may be better than Fengjia. A is still several times denser and just thinking about it makes me want to throw up.”
