A stampede that occurred during the Halloween celebrations in the Itaewon district of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, killed 146 and injured 150. A Yongsan Fire Brigade official said that most of the casualties are in their 20’s.
Officials said 74 of the 120 confirmed dead were sent to hospitals, while 46 people were transferred to a nearby gym for identification.
It is claimed that about 100 thousand people attended the Halloween celebration. That the number of casualties who lost their life is likely to increase worries authorities.
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