we begin with developing news from south korea. it s reported that at least 59 people have been killed in a stampede and crush in the capital, seoul. it happened as huge crowds gathered for halloween festivities in a busy bar district. up to 100,000 people are said to have been celebrating in a popular night spot. many of those out during the evening were young party goers. more than 150 people are injured and it s feared the number of dead could rise. videos show medical teams giving cpr treatment to rows of people lying in the middle of crowded streets. earlier on the programme, my colleague david eades spoke to an eyewitness freelance journalist raphael rashid. let s hear what he said. it isa it is a night out for a lot of people, including myself. iwas in the area. when i arrived to ward 7pm it was very clear that there were so many people here, probably the most i have ever seen in this district, and the crowds were just gathering more and more and towards ten p m or 1
russia says it is suspending its participation in an internationally brokered deal to allow grain exports from ukraine. the announcement was in response to what the russian army called a massive ukrainian drone attack on russian ships in occupied crimea. ukraine has called that a false pretext for blocking the grain corridor. earlier, the un secretary general urged all parties to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which was due to expire next month. before the deal was in place, blockages led to food supply issues globally. joining us from dnipro in central ukraine is our correspondent james waterhouse. james, what have the russians been saying? james, what have the russians been sa inc? ~ , james, what have the russians been sa in: ? ~ , ., ., james, what have the russians been sa in? ~ ,., ., ., saying? well, there is a lot going on here, saying? well, there is a lot going on here. but saying? well, there is a lot going on here, but they saying? well, there is
last year amid soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. hello and welcome to bbc world news. we begin with developing news from south korea. it s reported that 120 people have been killed in a stampede and crush in the capital, seoul. 100 have been injured. the incident happened as huge crowds gathered for halloween festivities in a busy bar district. up to 100,000 people are said to have been celebrating in the popular night spot. many of those out during the evening were young party goers. it s feared the number of dead could rise. videos show medical teams giving cpr treatment to rows of people lying in the middle of crowded streets. earlier on the programme, my colleague david eades spoke to an eyewitness a freelance journalist raphael rashid. let s hear what he said. it s a night out for a lot of people including myself. i was in the area. when i arrived towards 7pm it was very clear that there was just so many people here, probably the most i ve ever seen in itae
in the first such ceremony since apartheid. hello and welcome to bbc world news. at least 146 people have died and 150 others have been injured in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. the disaster occurred as huge crowds gathered in a popular nightlife area to celebrate halloween. video footage from the scene shows medical teams giving emergency treatment to dozens of people who appeared to be unconscious, lying in the middle of crowded streets. the district of itaewon in seoul is a popular nightlife spot. earlier in the night, some partygoers had said on social media that there were so many people in the area that it didn t feel safe. our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie reports, and a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. by the end of the night, bodies lying in the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tr
hello. at least 146 people have died and 150 others have been injured in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. the disaster occurred as huge crowds gathered in a popular nightlife area to celebrate halloween. video footage from the scene shows medical teams giving emergency treatment to dozens of people who appeared to be unconscious, lying in the middle of crowded streets. the district of itaewon in seoul is a popular nightlife spot. earlier in the night, some partygoers had said on social media that there were so many people in the area that it didn t feel safe. our seoul correspondent, jean mackenzie, reports. and a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. by the end of the night, bodies lying in the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tried to run but not been able to. the crush started in a small alle