SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Families of the victims of a fatal Japanese stampede in 2001 visited Seoul on Friday to console the families of the victims of last year’s Itaewon crowd crush. Seiji Shimomura and Kiyoshi Miki, two of the family members of the victims of the Akashi stampede, visited Seoul Plaza in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A trio of foreign heroes praised for saving more than 30 lives from last Saturday’s tragic crowd crush in Seoul turned out to be American soldiers stationed in South Korea, some survivors said Thursday. One of the survivors, known only as a twentysomething man living in Cheongju, central South [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Facts and circumstances revealed one after another after last Saturday’s tragic crowd crush in Seoul seem to indicate that police’s crisis management and command systems were in a mess at the time of the unfolding disaster. Police’s emergency response system, including the handling of urgent calls for help and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The recent deadly crowd crush in Seoul sparked widespread interest among South Koreans in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that can help save lives during cardiac emergencies. Videos from Saturday’s accident during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, which left 155 dead, showed not only rescue workers but also ordinary people desperately giving [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy has sparked online over the government’s plans to support the victims of the deadly Halloween crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon district. In a disaster response meeting Monday, the government decided to provide 20 million won (US$14,010) in compensation to each of the dead victims on top of up [...]