Children and young people had to run for their lives. Others sought cover in shops and bars. Huge crowds erupted into panic during Halloween celebrations in Seoul on Saturday. 154 people, including a Norwegian citizen, died in the crowds. What happened? Photo: Lee Jin-man / AP news has tried to map how the tragedy in Seoul unfolded. To do this, we have mapped video, images and messages from news agencies and on social media. We draw attention to strong images. – A tsunami But the situation is far from under control. People on the scene say that in one place in the main street, there were only four police officers. Indian Nuhyin Ahmed tells The New York Times that the crowd pushed people in all directions. – It felt like a tsunami, he says. One video shared on social media shows hundreds of people stuck in a narrow alley. Rescue workers are desperately trying to pull people out of the crowds. Local shopkeepers in the nightlife area have told the AFP news agency that there have never been so many people at the annual All Hallows’ Eve celebration. The police say they were not prepared for such a large turnout. The side streets of Itaewon-ro become bottlenecks that people cannot get out of. The vast majority of the deceased were people between the ages of 20 and 30. The majority were women. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declares national mourning after visiting the scene. But it is not immediately clear how an incident like this could happen. Photo: YELIM LEE / AFP A makeshift morgue is being set up next to the main street, until the deceased can be identified. The Hannam-dong community center reports on Sunday afternoon that 4,024 people are still missing.
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This is what we know about the tragedy in South Korea – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
