hello and welcome to the programme. south korea s president yoon suk yeol has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. earlier, on social media, people had spoken of the streets being so busy that they felt unsafe. our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has this report and a warning you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. oh, my god! by the end of the night, bodies lined 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 alleyway it was so packed, people were stuck, elbow to elbow. they had
and, a new zulu king is crowned in south africa in the first such ceremony since apartheid. south korea s president, yoon suk yeol, has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. earlier, on social media, people had spoken of the streets being so busy that they felt unsafe. our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has this report and a warning you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. oh, my god! by the end of the night, bodies lined 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 alleyway i
vital grain exports from ukraine. and, a new zulu king is crowned in south africa in the first such ceremony since apartheid. hello and welcome to bbc news. south korea s president has declared a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that is now known to have killed 151 people, and injured dozens more. president yoon suk yeol visited the scene early this morning. he said that such an accident should not have happened and that it will be investigated thoroughly. he also said the government would pay for the medical care of those injured and the funerals of those who died. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has this report and a warning you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. oh, my god! by the end of
guard says he is ending the riots as lasting a protest. using the king has been crowned in south africa, the first such ceremony since apartheid. at least 146 people hadn t killed on the couch in the south korean capital seoul among more than 100 people are been injured, up to 100,000 people had been celebrating on a popular nightspot, many of those out during the evening when young partygoers, it appears they buy crushed as large crowds pushed forward down a narrow street. it is feared the number of dead could rise significantly. earlier in the programme my colleague spoke to an eyewitness, a freelance journalist, let s hear what he had to say. 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 itaewon. and the crowds were just gathering more and more. towards10pm, 10:30pm, it was clear that there were far too many people and someth
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