President Yoon Seok-yeol ordered the immediate operation of the accident management headquarters headed by Prime Minister Han Deok-soo in relation to the 'Itaewon Halloween crushing disaster' today (30th).
In addition, Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min instructed to identify the dead and to begin preparations for the accident, including a detailed investigation into the cause of the accident.
President Yoon held an emergency situation check meeting with the Prime Minister and Minister Lee at the situation room of the Government Complex in Seoul, where the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters was operating at around 2:30 a.m. today, and gave such instructions. told
President Yoon urged Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Kyu-hong to do his best to treat patients who were transferred to hospitals.
President Yoon will preside over the accident management headquarters meeting as soon as the damage situation is synthesized.
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