South Korea Halloween Stampede

• South Korea’s Yoon apologizes for Halloween stampede: ‘Unspeakable tragedy’

  The crush killed 156 people, mostly in their twenties and thirties, and injured another 197 when revelers flooded the narrow alleyways of the popular nightlife district of Itaewon

  World

  Nov 6, 2022
  
• Canadian recalls ‘pandemonium’ during fatal South Korean stampede

  Matthew Clement said he avoided the narrowest streets in Itaewon on Halloween after experiencing dense throngs of people in previous years that made him fear for his life.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2022
  
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• Hundreds of lost shoes await owners after deadly crowd crush in South Korea

  Police assembled hundreds of pairs of crumpled tennis shoes, loafers and Chuck Taylors in the aftermath of South Korea's deadliest crowd surge in history.

  World

  Nov 1, 2022
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• South Korean police investigate deadly Halloween crowd surge in Seoul

  Saturday's disaster was concentrated in a sloped, narrow alley in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood, with witnesses and survivors recalling a ``hell-like'' chaos.

  World

  Oct 31, 2022
• South Korea promises thorough investigation into Halloween stampede

  South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people.

  World

  Oct 30, 2022
• South Korea declares national mourning period after Halloween stampede

  South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul.

  World

  Oct 29, 2022
• How and why do crowd surges turn deadly? Experts explain

  During Halloween festivities in the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday, a crowd pushed forward on the narrow street, leaving more than 140 people dead.

  World

  Oct 29, 2022