The stampede killed more than 150 people on Saturday evening during a Halloween party in the streets of the South Korean capital.
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A French national died in the crowd movement during Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea, the Quai d’Orsay confirmed on Sunday October 30 to franceinfo. Two other French people were injured but they left the hospital, also indicates the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On its website, the French Embassy in Seoul “recommends to French nationals in Korea to contact their relatives as soon as possible in order to reassure them”.
The Embassy of en recommends that French nationals in Korea contact their relatives as soon as possible in order to reassure them following the dramatic event that has hit the Itaewon district in Seoul. We are thinking this morning of the families and loved ones of the victims.
– France in Korea (@FranceenCoree) October 29, 2022
This stampede in Seoul left at least 153 dead and 134 injured on Saturday evening. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol promises a “rigorous” investigation to understand the circumstances of this tragedy in the South Korean capital. They remain unclear for the time being. He deplores “a tragedy and a disaster that should not have happened”. A national mourning has been decreed.