Crowds Crash How Disasters Like Itaewon Happen How They Can Be Prevented And The Myth Of The Crash Crushing The Seoul Crowd
What happened in Seoul? On the evening of Saturday 29 October, around 100,000 people – mostly in their teens and 20s – poured into the narrow, sloping streets of Itaewon for one of the first major celebrations since the lifting of Covid restrictions. Shortly after 10 p.m., chaos broke out on a narrow, steep side street near Itaewon Station that connects to many bars and clubs from the main road. Witnesses reported seeing crowds climbing in different directions and people losing their footing on the slope, causing a domino effect....