At least 153 people were killed and 103 were injured when a crowd in South Korea surged in an alleyway during Halloween festivities on Saturday, officials said.
It was gathered that twenty-three people are in critical condition, while 79 have less severe injuries. Most of the victims were in their 20s.
Two U.S. citizens were among the dead, a spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Seoul confirmed.
Survivors reported people in the packed crowd falling over one another and getting trampled as they were pushed down narrow alleys in the popular nightlife district.
At least 90% of the victims had been identified by midday, with delays affecting some foreign nationals and teenagers who did not yet have identification cards, the Interior Ministry said.
President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning and designated Seoul’s popularItaewon district a disaster zone after the Saturday night disaster.
