One Thai killed in Seoul Halloween stampede: embassy

Screengrabs from social media video showing the crowds in Itaewon, South Korea, on October 29. A crowd crush among tightly packed Halloween revelers led to the deaths of 150 people.
Screengrabs from social media video showing the crowds in Itaewon, South Korea, on October 29. A crowd crush among tightly packed Halloween revelers led to the deaths of 150 people.

One Thai national died during the stampede in Seoul that killed Halloween revelers, the Royal Thai Embassy in Seoul announced yesterday.

No further details were given regarding the victim, who was among the more than 150 people trampled to death Saturday night by a surge of people in the overcrowded street of Itaewon in central Seoul.

“It was reported by the South Korean police with great regret that one Thai person had died as a result of the incident,” the embassy said in a statement. “The embassy is in the process of coordinating with the South Korean authorities for details and inform the relatives of the deceased and to continue to assist in the management of the deceased.”

The mass casualty event has been described by South Korean officials as one of the nation’s worst tragedies.

Social media footage showed many bystanders crowded in a narrow street where many were trampled and killed while struggling to breathe. Some attempted to pull others away from the crowd and perform CPR.

The embassy said that any Thai citizens in need of assistance in South Korea can contact the embassy via 010-6747-0095 or 010-3099-2955.



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