Itaewon Halloween crowd crush
Also known as Seoul Halloween stampede, 2022 Itaewon stampede, Itaewon stampede, Itaewon Halloween stampede, 2022 Seoul crowd crush, 2022 Seoul stampede, Itaewon tragedy, Itaewon, Seoul Halloween stampede
2022 crowd crush in South Korea
Key facts
- Native name
- 서울 할로윈 군중 압도
- Date
- 29 October 2022 (3 years ago) ( 2022-10-29 )
- Time
- c. 22:15 KST (13:15 UTC )
- Location
- Itaewon , Yongsan District , Seoul , South Korea
- Type
- Crowd crush
- Cause
- Lack of safety precautions and other police errors
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Itaewon memorial banner in KAIST.jpg
- Number of deaths
- 159
- Number of injured
- 197
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- Commons category
- Seoul Halloween crowd crush
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On 29 October 2022, at approximately 22:20, a crowd surge occurred during Halloween festivities in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea, resulting in 159 deaths and 196 injuries. The total number of fatalities includes two individuals who died following the incident. Most victims were young adults, and 27 were foreign nationals.
The incident was the deadliest disaster in South Korea since the sinking of the MV Sewol in 2014 and the most severe mass-casualty event in Seoul since the Sampoong Department Store collapse in 1995. It was also the deadliest crowd crush in South Korean history, surpassing a 1959 incident at the Busan Municipal Stadium in which 67 people were killed.
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