itaewon nightlife district in the capital seoul. law enforcement officials have conceded that there was insufficient safety planning for a crowd that large, and opposition politicians have accused the government of not taking responsibility for the disaster. our correspondent nick marsh was at a vigil in the capital seoul. this vigil has been organised by one of the main civic action groups in south korea. they re anti government and are affiliated with the main opposition party. it is really more of a protest than a vigil. the people i have been speaking to here all afternoon and into the night want the resignation of south korean president yoon suk yeol. they say that he and his government are responsible for the tragic loss of life on saturday night. clearly, we know that there have been police failings. not enough officers were deployed on saturday night, there was nowhere
that. new day continues right now. a halloween celebration turns disastrous. i m john berman with brianna keilar. at least 154 people were killed saturday night in a crush of surging partygoers in seoul, south korea. this is one of the deadliest tragedies ever there. pictures share on social media show the crowd jammed into an alley. among those killed, 26 foreign nationals including two u.s. citizens. witnesses say the capital s nightlife district was crammed with people just trying to enjoy the first halloween weekend without covid restrictions. cnn s senior international correspondent ivan watson is live for us on the scene in
154 people in the end lost their lives right here in this alley. it is a popular nightlife district. it was a big night out, the first halloween night out since have owned virus restrictions were pretty much entirely lifted. now the investigation starts. since covid restrictions were pretty much entirely lifted. it has been promised there will be an inquiry as to what happened. in the last 20 minutes also we saw coming through here, ducking under these orange police cordons, about two dozen blackjacketed detectives and white coated forensic experts. they came at this alleyway, had clipboards when they were taking photographs. there were a lot of media here, possibly awaiting their arrival, we do not know. really the key question is what happened in terms of
scattered showers. more details coming up shortly. it s sunday 30th october. our main story: a period of national mourning has been announced in south korea, after at least 151 people died in a stampede in the capital, seoul. dozens more were injured during halloween celebrations which were taking place in a popular nightlife district. helena wilkinson reports. it began as a night of celebration, young people enjoying themselves in a popular nightlife area. 0h, young people enjoying themselves in a popular nightlife area. oh, my god. then these, panic, horror, chaos. the scene after the deadly crush was shocking. not in view into these pictures but elsewhere, there were rows of bodies. some were carried into ambulances. cpr was performed on those under the ground
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