Death Toll in Seoul Halloween stampede reaches 154, including 26 foreigners

TIL Desk/World/Seoul/ The death toll from the Halloween stampede in Seoul has increased to 154, including 26 foreigners, officials said on Monday, as the country mourned the deadliest tragedy in years. The death toll could rise further, as 33 others remain in serious condition, according to officials at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, adding that a total of 116 people sustained minor injuries.

All but one of the fatalities have been identified, officials said. The 26 foreign victims include five from Iran, four each from China and Russia, two from the US, two from Japan, and one each from France, Australia, Norway, Austria, Vietnam, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Sri Lanka, officials said.

Among those killed were one middle schooler and five high school students, all from Seoul, the Education Ministry said. Five other middle or high school students have been injured, and two of them were being treated at hospitals, it said. The tragedy took place on Saturday night when a massive crowd of Halloween party goers packed a narrow 3.2-metre-wide alley in Seoul’s entertainment district of Itaewon.