万圣节失踪暴增至355人
19外籍死者国籍曝光

Rescue workers treat injured people on the street near the scene in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. South Korean officials say at least 120 people were killed and 100 more were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital of Seoul. Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul’s Yongsan fire department, said the death toll could rise, saying that an unspecified number among the injured were in critical conditions. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

韩国首尔梨泰院29日万圣节踩踏事件造成151死、82伤。官方30日证实,151名死者之中,包含97名女性、54名男性,其中有19名外籍人士,包括伊朗、乌兹别克、中国以及挪威等国。而目前失踪人数增至355人。

当局表示,目前仍持续收到与万圣节事故有关的失踪通报,会把相关资讯转交给警方,约有60名工作人员被指派至约50间医院,提供罹难者家属支持与协助。已知许多死者为20多岁年轻人。

对此,总统尹锡悦30日发表全国谈话时提到,从30日起,直到事故现场完全排除障碍之前,全国进入哀悼期,接下来将会动员紧急医疗体系,全力支援伤者复原,同时也将尽快调查详细事发原因,以防止类似事件再度发生。