A mass of mostly young people among tens of thousands who gathered to celebrate Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 82 others in South Korea’s worst disaster in years.

The following report is by the Associated Press:

Emergency workers and pedestrians desperately performed CPR on people lying in the streets after the crush in the capital’s nightlife district of Itaewon on Saturday night.

Those killed or hurt were mostly teens and people in their 20s, according to Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul’s Yongsan fire department. The dead included 19 foreigners, he said, whose nationalities weren’t immediately released. The death toll could rise further as 19 of those injured were in critical condition.

An estimated 100,000 people had gathered in Itaewon for the country’s biggest outdoor Halloween festivities since the pandemic began and strict rules on gatherings were enforced. The South Korean government eased COVID-19 restrictions in recent months and this was the first big chance to get out and party for many young people.

While Halloween isn’t a traditional holiday in South Korea, where children rarely go trick-or-treating, it’s still a major attraction for young adults, and costume parties at bars and clubs have become hugely popular in recent years.

Itaewon, near where the former headquarters of U.S. military forces in South Korea operated before moving out of the capital in 2018, is an expat-friendly district known for its trendy bars, clubs and restaurants and it’s the city’s marquee Halloween destination.

Witnesses say Itaewon’s streets were so densely clogged with people and slow-moving vehicles that it was practically impossible for emergency workers and ambulances to reach the alley in time to treat the injured.

Seoul’s city government said more than 1,000 people have called a city office in nearby Hannam-dong as of midday Saturday, reporting their relatives as out of contact and asking officials to confirm whether they were among those injured or dead after the crush in Itaewon.

Officials initially said 150 people were injured as of Sunday morning before later lowering their tally.

National Fire Agency officials didn’t immediately explain why the tally was reduced but said emergency workers would have had a more accurate idea of the casualties as rescue operations proceeded and that some of the injured would have been converted to deaths. It was also possible that some of those who were lightly injured had returned home overnight and were no longer counted.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a national mourning period on Sunday and ordered flags at government buildings and public offices to fly at half-staff. During a televised speech, Yoon said supporting the families of the victims, including their funeral preparations, and the treatment of the injured would be a top priority for his government.

He also called for officials to thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident and review the safety of other large cultural and entertainment events, including regional festivals, to ensure that they proceed safely.

“This is really devastating. The tragedy and disaster that need not have happened took place in the heart of Seoul amid Halloween (celebrations),” Yoon said during the speech. “I feel heavy hearted and cannot contain my sadness as a president responsible for the people’s lives and safety.”

After the speech, Yoon visited the Itaewon alley where the disaster occurred. Local TV footage showed Yoon inspecting the alley filled with trash and being briefed by emergency officials.

It was not immediately clear what led the crowd to surge into the narrow downhill alley near the Hamilton Hotel, a major party spot in Seoul. One survivor said many people fell and toppled one another “like dominos” after they were pushed by others. The survivor, surnamed Kim, said they were trapped for about an hour and a half before being rescued, as some people shouted “Help me!” and others were short of breath, according to the Seoul-based Hankyoreh newspaper.

Another survivor, Lee Chang-kyu, said he saw about five to six men push others before one or two began falling, according to the newspaper.

In an interview with news channel YTN, Hwang Min-hyeok, a visitor to Itaewon, said it was shocking to see rows of bodies near the hotel. He said emergency workers were initially overwhelmed, leaving pedestrians struggling to administer CPR to the injured lying on the streets. People wailed beside the bodies of their friends, he said.


AUTHOR COMMENTARY

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Proverbs 27:20

Admittedly I am bit late to report this – but the Koreans definitely got bewitched and sacrificed themselves, befitting for such a pagan and satanic holiday.

All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

1 John 5:17

[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).

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  • Jeremiah 50:30 (KJV) Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.

    Befitting, seeing it is that the main theme of Halloween is death itself.

    Proverbs 8:36 (KJV) But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

    These Halloween fanatics have an infatuation with the one thing that Halloween revolves around: death. And they love death because they hate God. Well, now they got a taste of it.

  • I didn’t even realize these Asian countries observed Halloween at all, so I was a bit surprised when I read what happened there. Perhaps if they did not have the lockdowns they had in Seoul for the past two years, the crowds would have been more manageable. As with the AstroWorld tragedy, the question is popping up if some 5G signal might also have precipitated this stampede somehow. The casualty count given by the media was much lower than what survivors at that Houston venue witnessed, and perhaps that is the case with Seoul also.

  • Craft. Worship the ‘dead’ and the bloody, lying, ‘god’ of bondage, death & destruction gets his sacrifice in the end.

    Jonah 2:8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

    Deuteronomy 18:9-12 ¶ When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
    De 18:10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
    De 18:11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
    De 18:12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

    2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

    Galatians 1:4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

    Ephesians 2:2-22 KJB Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: :3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

    Ephesians 2:4 ¶ But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, :5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) :6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: :7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. :8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: :9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. :10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

    Ephesians 2:11 ¶ Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; :12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: :13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

    Ephesians 2:14 ¶ For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; :15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; :16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: :17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. :18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. :19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; :20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; :21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: :22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

    Psalm 137:6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

    Galatians 4:26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

    Revelation 21:1-27 ¶ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. :2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. :3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. :4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. :5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. :6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. :7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. :8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

    Revelation 21:9 ¶ And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife. :10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, :11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; :12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: :13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. :14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. :15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. :16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. :17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. :18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. :19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; :20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. :21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. :22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. :23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. :24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. :25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. :26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. :27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

  • There is actually no evidence of a stampede. People don’t suddenly die or need resuscitation during a stampede. The people knowledgeable of stampedes say the death comes later. The CPR is later on when the damage accumulates in the body.
    This is clearly and is just more evidence of the G towers being tuned and turned on to test mass killing. It is plain as day. It explains the 2000 cattle that suddenly just fell over dead last spring/summer. This same thing happened in another example that escapes me right now, but safe to say, since we know the Vax is a bioweapon and we know it communicates through the internet and yes there are patents that Moderna etc. have on these vaxes that prove this.
    No one has explained what started the “stampede”…full candy bars given at a storefront instead of little bits of candy? Come on…wake up people. Have you ever seen such a thing as this? Look at the video footage…
    Todd Calendar has brought major lawsuit about this listen here https://www.brighteon.com/c7df9be9-a92d-4dea-896c-5d2bef4a59fe

    Much more details in this podcast interview…
    Just my 2 cents…

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