ln a cavernous Seoul gymnasium, grieving families inspected neat rows of belongings left behind at the scene of the deadly street crush in Itaewon
Shoes, bags, glasses, notebooks, wallets, cardholders and colorful hats were laid out on makeshift tables and exercise mats along the polished floor – waiting to be claimed by the next of kin of 156 victims killed in Saturday night’s crowd surge. “Found it. I think this is the one,” said one woman, as she recognized a black coat, hugging it as she cried. The middle-aged woman, who had arrived with her husband, collapsed to the floor in tears after discovering a missing pair of knee-high boots.
” South Korean police received at least 11 calls from people in Itaewon about concerns of a possible crush as early as four hours before the incident occurred on Saturday night, records given to CNN by the National Police Agency show. The first call was made at 6:34 p.m. Saturday from a location near the Hamilton Hotel, which borders the alley where the deadly surge occurred, the records show. “People are going up and down the alley now, but it looks really dangerous.
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