The death toll of the Itaewon Halloween tragedy has increased again. Now, the death toll is reported as many as 154 people. The victims are known to be teenagers up to their 20s. Of the victims who died, 22 people were foreign nationals. Quoted from Yonhap, the victims were foreign nationals from Uzbekistan, China, Iran, and Norway.
In addition, the victims who died also included military officers. It was reported that 3 people died and 4 others were injured. The Seoul city government previously admitted to receiving more than 3,000 reports of missing persons in less than 24 hours since the incident occurred. As of October 30, 2022 until 14:00 South Korean time, at least 3,480 missing persons reports were received.
A total of 3,493 were by phone calls and 87 were visits. It is known, the number of missing persons reports in Seoul has increased drastically. At 08.40 local time, 355 cases were reported, then at 11.40 local time there were 2,249 complaints, and 2,642 cases at 12.00 local time. The Seoul city government will set up a mourning altar at Seoul Plaza, in downtown Seoul.
The altar will begin to be erected on Monday October 31, 2022. After the mourning altar is erected, all residents are allowed to pay their last respects to the victim. Not only in one location, a mourning altar will also be erected at Itaewon Plaza , not far from the scene. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred after many people gathered in a small alley in a very short time.
"A short person like me can't breathe," said Park, one of the witnesses at the scene. "I was able to survive because I was on the edge of the alley. It seems it is the people in the middle who suffer the most," he added. Currently, the police are still trying to identify the victims of the Itaewon Halloween tragedy and investigate the real cause.
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