more than 150 young people lose their lives in a crowd movement, the country in mourning

After the tragedy, it’s time for meditation, Sunday, October 30. In a heavy silence, Koreans come to lay white flowers in Seoul (South Korea) in tribute to the victims of the deadly stampede on Saturday, October 29, during Halloween celebrations. “I got stuck in the crowd for two hours, thought I was gonna die”, says a young survivor dancer. Nearly 100,000 people came to celebrate. At 10 p.m., everything changed due to a crowd movement. With panic and confusion, many young people were asphyxiated.

The event that caused the tragedy is still not known. However, the two crowds are known to have met and crashed into two streets alongside the Hamilton Hotel in the city center. On images, passers-by practice heart massage themselves. The too few rescuers are overwhelmed. The bodies, covered by shrouds, are evacuated on stretchers. 153 people, including a Frenchman, lost their lives. Most were young women.

The South Korean president visited the site on Sunday, October 30. He declared a period of national mourning until November 5 and promised a rigorous investigation.