South Korean officials said around 50 people were in cardiac arrest 🦩and a number feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul.
Choi Cheon-sik, an official fr📖om the National Fire Agency, said around 100 people were reported as injured during the crowd surge Saturday night in the Iꩵtaewon leisure district and that around 50 were being treated for cardiac arrest as of early Sunday.
Choi said it was believed that people✃ were crushed to death after a large crowd began pushing forward in a narrow alley near Hamilton Hotel, a major party spot in Seoul.
He said more than 400 emerg♕ency workers from around the nation, including practically all available personnel in Seoul, were deployed to the st♚reets to treat the injured. Officials didn't immediately release a death toll.
Video on soci🧜al media showed multiple 🔜first responders simultaneously performing CPR on people lying scattered in the street.
Police also confirmed that dozens o🦄f people were being given CPR on Itaewon streets🙈 while many others have been taken to nearby hospitals.
A local police officer said he was also informed that a stampede occurred on Itaewon's streets where a crowd of people gath🔴ered for Halloween festivities. The officer requested anonymity, saying the details 🌳of the incident was still under investigation.
Some local media reports earlier said the crush happened after a large number of people rushed to aꦬn Itaewon bar after heaꦍring an unidentified celebrity visited there.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a statement calling for officials to ensur💫e swift treatment for those injured and review the safety of the festivity sites. He also instructed the Health Ministry to swiftly deploy disaster medical assistance teams and secure beds in nearby hospital to treat the injured.
