by Eirian Jane Prosser at Daily Mail
- Flowers have been laid at the scene of a deadly crowd crush that killed 154 in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday
- The tragic accident happened in the city’s Itaewon district during Halloween celebrations yesterday evening
- President Yoon Suk-Yeol has begun an official investigation into one of the country’s worst-ever disasters
- A further 133 people were injured with officials stating most of the victims were young women in their 20s
Flowers have been laid at the scene where more than 150 people were killed in a tragic Halloween stampede in South Korea yesterday.
The heartbreaking disaster happened in the country’s capital Seoul as thousands of people, mainly in their teens and 20s, headed to the Itaewon district for Halloween celebrations on Saturday night.
Today the country enters a period of national mourning to grieve the 154 people who were killed in the tragedy.
The country’s President, Yoon Suk-Yeol vowed a thorough investigation into what is one of the country’s worst-ever disasters.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo also promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people in the capital, Seoul.
The government would make necessary changes to prevent such an accident from happening again, Han said in remarks during the opening part of a meeting that was broadcast live.
Scores of mostly young people were crushed to death when a crowd surged in…
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