{"id":68542,"date":"2022-10-30T18:34:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T16:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/at-least-149-people-dead-after-stampede-during-halloween-celebrations-in-south-korea"},"modified":"2022-10-30T21:00:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T19:00:37","slug":"at-least-149-people-dead-after-stampede-during-halloween-celebrations-in-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/at-least-149-people-dead-after-stampede-during-halloween-celebrations-in-south-korea","title":{"rendered":"At Least 149 People Dead After Stampede During Halloween Celebrations In South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>At least 149 people have been killed in a horrific crash in the South Korean capital when a huge crowd of young people poured into a narrow Seoul street during Halloween celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The death toll has been revised several times throughout the night and there are fears it could go even higher.<\/p>\n<p>The fire department said the majority of the victims are teens or in their early 20s.<\/p>\n<p>At least two of those killed are foreign nationals and 19 more are fighting for their lives in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Footage posted to social media showed victims lying in the street having CPR performed on them after going into cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Another image showed rows of body bags and emergency services battling to deal with the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of revellers rushed through an alleyway in the Itaewon nightlife district Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered the Ministry of Health and Welfare to deploy disaster medical teams and secure hospital beds for those injured.<\/p>\n<p>Footage showed citizens, police officers and emergency medical workers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on dozens of people lying in the street.<\/p>\n<p>Other images from the scene showed body bags lining the streets and firefighters carrying bodies covered with white sheets on stretchers to ambulances.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of one of Seoul\u2019s most popular nights of the year, the narrow street was jam-packed with as many as 100 000 people eager to celebrate Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>Some social media users have claimed the surge erupted as a large number of people rushed to a bar to see an unidentified celebrity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. At least 149 people have been killed in a horrific crash in the South Korean capital when a huge crowd of young people poured into a narrow Seoul street during Halloween celebrations. The death toll has been revised several times throughout the night and there are fears it could go even higher. 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