a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that killed at least 150 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. a fire service spokesman said most of those who died were in their teens or early 20s. 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 barely an in
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at the same time, more questions for the home secretary about her account of sending government documents to unauthorised people. brazil s presidential election this is the scene in sao paulo tonight as votes are counted and as england reach the rugby world cup semi final, captain sarah hunter becomes the most capped england player in the women s or men s game. good evening. there is shock and disbelief in south korea about what should have been a joyful saturday night out ending in tragedy, with more than 150 people crushed to death. most were young including teenagers out in the capital seoul in large numbers because of halloween. disaster struck in the itaewon district, known for its nightlife and restaurants, when people converged from different directions onto a narrow alley that runs along from a shopping mall. it was that area which became dangerously overcrowded. our seoul correspondent jean mckenzie has the story you may find her report distressing. as the bo
and risked fuelling starvation in poorer nations. the guardian has a photo of the tributes in the south korean capital seoul, where 150 people were killed yesterday in a crush at a halloween festival. let me bring it our guests. good to have you with us. i want to begin with that very poignant photo on the front of the guardian. raphael rashid wrote the article, he quoted, outside it was chaos, i couldn t move. shyama, when you read this story, what are you thinking? i’m story, what are you thinking? i m “ust story, what are you thinking? in just thinking how desperately sad it is. what else is it possible to think? i have children. yesterday shortly after the story broke, i had a 31 year old dressed as a witch, bright red flowers, lace all done up, whatever, going out to celebrate in peckham. halloween has become such a big thing around the world. all of us who have kids, it doesn t matter whether they are three years old or 30 years old, they are out celebrating. the id
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