South Korea Halloween stampede: Crush kills at least 151 in Seoul, leaves several injured | Namaste Bharat ( 30.10.2022)

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul, as reported by the news agency Reuters. President Yoon expressed condolences to the victims and wished for a speedy recovery for the injured.

"This is truly tragic," he said in a statement. "A tragedy and disaster that should not have happened took place in the heart of Seoul last night," he added, as reported by news agency Reuters.