Posted on 10/29/2022 10:45:44 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
Fifty-nine people have died in a crush among huge Halloween crowds in a popular nightlife area of South Korea's capital, officials say. Yonhap news agency cited emergency services saying 150 more had been injured in Seoul's Itaewon district.
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Dang.
I’ll be staying home Halloween.
Horrible.
Sounds like a mini Hajj in SK.
There doesn’t seem to be much coming out, either. Sorry for the horrible auto correct, grammar disaster.
Here behind enemy lines in MD, every day is Halloween...
There’d better be a lot of politicians resigning over this.
Fools. Celebrating something that was completely unknown to their parents’ generation.
They do Halloween in Korea? Who knew?
Two years ago i spent Halloween at a mountain hotel in NH.
During the costume party i started to realize that the freaky costumes were just an extension of their freaky weird selves.
kid of freaked me out...
I’m gonna just stay home for now on..
One report said there was a rumor of a big star coming to a club there, and everyone rushed there.
I’ve been in huge crowds in Japan (Atsuta Shrine on New Years), and it was very scary even though everyone was happy and orderly. I was much taller than the Japanese, and there was just a sea of heads as far as I could see.
They didn’t celebrate Halloween in Korea in the 80s. Must be a new thing among the younger crowd. This part of Seoul used to be the bars that the Army personnel would crowd into on weekends (spent lots of time and money there). It was right outside of the Yongson Army base that doesn’t exist anymore. I hope no Americans were there last night.
Death toll exceeds 120 now.
This is why I hate being in crowds, it can all go nuts in an instant. Just someone yelling fire is enough to start a crush or worse, someone yelling out Hillary is about to give a speech. “Ahhh don feel noooo weyz taaarred I’VE COME TOOO FAAAAH......”
That clip right there played at the border would end illegal immigration instantly..........
https://youtu.be/DGDm4jkDbGQ?t=43
What the hell is a crush??
After a scan of the crowd I was able to pick out a few Americans. I hope they aren’t among the dead. Prayers!
“ What the hell is a crush??”
I assume it’s similar The Who concert in Cincinnati in ‘77
“...the bodies of 13 dead had been sent to hospital”? Why would you send someone dead to the hospital?
“ What the hell is a crush??”
It was a monster mash
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