SEOUL - Proper crowd and traffic control by South Korean authorities could have prevented or at least reduced the surge of Halloween party-goers in alleys that led to a crush and the deaths of 154 people, safety experts said on Monday (Oct 31). The annual festivities in the popular nightlife area of Itaewon in Seoul also did not have a.
Proper crowd and traffic control by South Korean authorities could have prevented or at least reduced the surge of Halloween party-goers in alleys that led to a crush and the deaths of 154 people, safety experts said on Monday.
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I like writing on political issues and governance and do it often. However, it breaks my heart to have to write this piece. I must start with words of condolence to all those affected. I wish them strength in the face of the irreplaceable losses that took so many lives last Saturday in Itaewon. What was supposed to be a night of fun turned out to be one of horror, especially so for the victims and their close ones. Inside, I am agonizing with outrage because this tragedy was possible to prevent. It didn t have to happen!
While the nation is in grief over the deadliest crowd crush that occurred in Seoul s Itaewon entertainment district on Saturday night, it remains unclear exactly what led to the ho.