South Korea Mourns, Wants Answers After Halloween Crush Kills 153

Rescue team and firefighters work at the scene where dozens of people were injured in a stampede during a Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2022. Kim Hong-ji/Reuters

SEOUL, South Korea—Shocked family members collected bodies, parents searched for children, and a country sought answers on Oct. 30 after at least 153 people were crushed to death when a crowd in South Korea surged in an alleyway during Halloween festivities.

President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning and designated Seoul’s popular Itaewon district a disaster zone after the Oct. 29 incident.