Mr. Han Deok Soo, Prime Minister of South Korea ordered the police to speed up strict control measures to prevent accidents that can occur due to the accumulation of too many crowds. keeping an eye on the unsafe subway station Because there is usually a large crowd at rush hour. To prevent events from happening again the Itaewon Halloween tragedy. which killed more than 150 people, starting today as the first day (4 Nov 65)
celebrating the Halloween festival for the first time in 3 years in Itaewon, South Korea After the Covid-19 epidemic turned into tragedy Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the party along the narrow and steep alley, causing them to collapse and suffocating their lives.
Earlier, Officer Yun Hee Kun, South Korean Police Commissioner announced this on Tuesday The staff who went to take care of the order of the Itaewon Halloween event There weren’t enough of them, making them unable to control the crowd. And it is also a flaw that the agents have received many calls and complaints. But there is no adequate action. it makes things worse Experts have analyzed it This event will not happen. If the number of people entering the area is controlled and limited
A total of 156 people died in the tragedy, 26 of them foreigners from 14 countries, with 187 injuries, of which 33 in critical condition.
source: AP
