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US government expressed condolences to Korea in relation to the Itaewon disaster and said it would provide necessary support.
In particular, since Itaewon, where the disaster occurred, is a place frequented by foreigners, foreign media such as CNN are also keeping an eye on the situation, delivering news of the disaster as breaking news.
This is Washington correspondent Yunsu Kim.
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When news of the Itaewon disaster spread, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan posted on Twitter.
Adviser Sullivan expressed his condolences to the report from Seoul, saying that his heart aches and thinks of all those who have lost loved ones.
He also said that the United States is ready to provide any assistance South Korea needs, he said.
U.S. President Joe Biden is also expected to issue a statement about the disaster soon.
British Prime Minister Sunack and French President Macron also expressed their condolences on Twitter, consoling them that they would be with Koreans.
Foreign media all at once reported the news of the Itaewon disaster as an emergency article.
CNN connects a Korean correspondent every hour and reports the cause of the accident and the increase in the number of deaths as breaking news.
[CNN Korea Correspondent: A few minutes ago, the death toll increased to 146 again, and the injured to 150.
It's almost tripled what it was when I was there a few hours ago.]
Major daily newspapers such as The New York Times and Washington Post also have breaking news windows on their homepages to report the disaster situation in real time.
Foreign media are especially keen on whether there are foreign victims as Itaewon is a place frequented by foreigners.