and another. people were pushed to the floor, and some people, he said, were squeezed so tightly that they couldn t breathe. he told me how he watched people gasping for breath, trying to get some air into their lungs. the president of south korea also visited the scene earlier today, and he spoke of his own grief that he is struggling to deal with. he said that he is devastated. there will of course be an investigation into what went wrong, and the questions for authorities really are how was this crowd allowed to get so out of control, and what could have been done to stop this terrible tragedy. but for now the country is mourning the death of so many of its young. youn jeang- young. jean mackenzie reporting. let s speak to kelly kasulis cho, who s a reporter for the washington post in seoul and lives in itaewon. huge questions for the authorities. what is your understanding of what
wrong here in seoul tonight. working out what is an important next step. but tonight, this city is numb, still trying to track down its lost. earlier, i spoke to kelly kasulis cho, a reporter for the washington post in seoul, who had been at the scene during the aftermath. yeah, i live in this area and i was celebrating halloween in my house when i started hearing reports of some possible deaths, and i arrived around midnight. by the time i got there, what i saw was some people who were completely covered, and who were dead, being taken away into ambulances. and i also saw a man, a civilian, helping another man who appeared to have hurt his ankle and could only walk on one leg. he helped him onto a motorcycle
lukwesa burak spoke to kelly kasulis cho, a reporterfor the washington post in seoul, who had been at the scene. yeah, i live in this area and i was celebrating halloween in my house when i started hearing reports of some possible deaths, and i arrived around midnight. by the time i got there, what i saw was some people who were completely covered, and who were dead, being taken away into ambulances. and i also saw a man, a civilian, helping another man who appeared to have hurt his ankle and could only walk on one leg. he helped him onto a motorcycle and drove him away. at that point, there was a lot of chaos, people trying to understand what was going on. there was a shock to seeing some bodies being rolled out, and there were no confirmed dead, as the night went on,
will likely be more, as the injured are treated in hospital. something has gone horrifically wrong here in seoul tonight. working out what is an important next step. but tonight, this city is numb, still trying to track down its lost. let s speak to kelly kasulis cho, who is a reporterfor the washington post in seoul she was at the scene earlier. let s start with what you actually saw when you were there.- let s start with what you actually saw when you were there. yeah, i live in this saw when you were there. yeah, i live in this area saw when you were there. yeah, i live in this area and saw when you were there. yeah, i live in this area and i saw when you were there. yeah, i live in this area and i was - live in this area and i was celebrating halloween in my house when i started hearing reports of some possible deaths, and i arrived around midnight. by the time i got there, what i saw was some people who were completely covered, and who were dead, being taken away into am