South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people in the capital and plunged the country into a week of mourning.
Posted: Oct 31, 2022 6:47 AM ET | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
But chaos erupted when people poured into one particularly narrow and sloping alley, even after it was already packed, witnesses said. "She was a gift from God to our family. We loved her so much," Wenstrup said in a statement released by his office. "It doesn't matter how they died, or why they died. Those poor people, all at similar ages to my grandchildren, they died anyway," said Jung Si-hoon, a retiree and a church elder, who placed an old wooden cross at the altar. "What more should we say? We should pray for them and wish they rest in peace."
"Identification has been completed for all of the 154 deceased except one, and I believe it is time for follow-up measures such as funeral procedures to be carried out in earnest," Han went on. "We will do our best to provide necessary support by reflecting the opinions of the bereaved families as much as possible.
The crush came as Itaewon, a symbol of freewheeling nightlife in the South Korean capital for decades, was starting to thrive after more than two years of COVID-19 restrictions, with trendy restaurants and shops replacing seedy establishments.
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