<Anchor> We



will continue breaking news related to the large-scale disaster that occurred in Itaewon on the night of the 29th.

First, let's take a look at the number of casualties that have been officially confirmed so far.

So far, 151 people have been killed and 82 have been injured.

Let's go to the accident site.



Reporter Ahn Hee-jae, tell us about the current situation.



<Reporter> This



is the site of the Halloween crushing disaster in Itaewon.



The back of the Hamilton Hotel where the disaster occurred is completely blocked off, so we continue to deliver news from the road right in front of it.



More than 12 hours have passed since the disaster, but police and firefighters are still busy at the scene.



About 2,400 firefighters and police officers and 230 equipment were deployed to the scene to solve the accident.



It is estimated that the accident occurred because close to 100,000 people gathered in a small space to commemorate Halloween in a situation where social distancing was lifted for the first time since Corona 19.



There have been some fluctuations in the number of casualties.



The fire department said in a press briefing that 151 people were killed and 82 people were injured.



The reason why the number of injured people was higher than at the previous briefing was because some of them died and were changed to dead, and those who received treatment and returned home from the hospital were excluded.



In addition, the possibility of additional deaths cannot be ruled out as there are 19 people who are in critical condition among the injured.



The number of foreign deaths also increased significantly to 19.



It has also been confirmed that most of the casualties so far are in their teens or 20s.



So far, the fire department has continued to the third search while maintaining the third stage of response.



In the third search, a rescue team was also sent to the club near the site of the disaster to thoroughly search, but there were no additional casualties.



The police, who set up the investigation headquarters, plan to examine the circumstances of this disaster, including whether safety measures were properly implemented at the scene.



A little while ago, President Yoon Seok-yeol also visited the site and heard an explanation of the situation.



As the number of casualties has been high, it is expected that a joint investigation will be conducted between the police and the fire department.