A stampede in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea has killed 59 people and injured more than 150

Continuous update丨59 people were killed and more than 150 injured in a stampede accident in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea

　　At 1:14 on October 30, Beijing time:

　　59 dead, 150 injured in stampede in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea

　　On October 30, local time, the South Korean fire department said that 59 people were killed and more than 150 injured in the stampede accident in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea.

　　At 0:24 on October 30, Beijing time:

　　Eyewitnesses of stampede accident in Seoul, South Korea: The accident happened on a downhill section

　　According to the South Korean police and fire department, at around 22:15 on the 29th, the fire department first received an alarm that someone was trapped in an alley of Itaewon Station and needed rescue.

After being connected to similar reports, the Fire Department issued an order to deal with the first stage at 22:43, an order to deal with the second stage at 23:13, an order to deal with the third stage at 23:50, and the fire response to the third stage. is the stage where orders are given to very large scale disasters.

After firefighters arrived at the scene, CPR was performed on more than 50 people, and many of the injured were taken to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.

　　According to witnesses at the scene, the road was overcrowded at the time, and I don’t know when, there was thrust above the slope, and the crowd in the downhill direction began to be pushed down, causing the accident.

　　At 0:24 on October 30, Beijing time:

　　South Korea's President Yoon Seok-wook holds emergency meeting on Seoul's Itaewon stampede

　　On the evening of October 29, local time, South Korean President Yin Xiyue held an "emergency inspection meeting" at the Yongsan Presidential Palace in the early morning of the 30th local time after making two emergency instructions on the accident.

　　Yin Xiyue instructed that with the Ministry of Administration and Security as the center, all relevant departments should do their best to provide rapid first aid and treatment to the injured.

Yin Xiyue said that in order to ensure the smooth movement of ambulances, traffic control will be carried out on relevant road sections.

"The priority now is to get the injured to a medical facility quickly for first aid," he said.

　　At 23:50 on the 29th, the South Korean fire department issued the "third stage of fire response" order to deal with large-scale disasters.

A relevant person from the Longshan Fire Department said, "The situation is so serious that it is impossible to accurately count the casualties. The Longshan Fire Department has dispatched all manpower to the scene for first aid."

The South Korean Fire Department said 90 ambulances have been dispatched to the scene.

　　At 23:20 on October 29th, Beijing time:

　　2 dead in stampede in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea

　　The South Korean fire department said on October 29, local time, that two people were killed in a stampede accident in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea's Ministry of Administration and Security initially estimated that more than 100 people were injured in the stampede accident in Itaewon.

　　At present, the South Korean medical department has set up a temporary first aid center near Itaewon Station to urgently treat the injured.

Seoul National University Hospital, Kyung Hee University Hospital, and Hanyang University Hospital also dispatched medical support teams to the scene to help the wounded.

　　At 22:41 on October 29th, Beijing time:

　　More than 50 people suffer cardiac arrest in stampede in Seoul, South Korea

　　On the evening of October 29, local time, a stampede occurred in Itaewon, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea's fire department said it had received reports of 81 people experiencing breathing difficulties and other conditions, and more than 50 people had suffered cardiac arrest.

The fire department and the police rushed to the scene after receiving the alarm at about 22:40, performed emergency measures such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the fainted person, and sent the injured to the hospital.

　　South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue gave instructions on the stampede accident in Itaewon, requiring relevant departments to quickly provide first aid and treatment to the injured and take safety measures.

　　It is reported that on the evening of the 29th, tens of thousands of people went to Itaewon to participate in the festival party, and a stampede accident occurred during the event.