Halloween night has turned into a nightmare in South Korea. At least 151 people died on the sidelines of the party in an impressive stampede on Saturday evening in Seoul. A French national has been identified among the victims, indicates the Quai d’Orsay to Parisian, confirming information from BFMTV. Two other French people were injured but they were released from the hospital, adds the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In a brief written statement, the ministry said – via its deputy spokesperson – “fully mobilized to accompany and support the family of our compatriot”. On Saturday evening, the French Embassy in South Korea recommended to French nationals currently there “to contact their relatives as soon as possible in order to reassure them”. The night turned tragic on Saturday evening, in the festive district of Itaewon.
The president promises a “rigorous” investigation
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol promised this Sunday a “rigorous” investigation into the deadly stampede in which tens of thousands of mostly very young revelers celebrated Halloween for the first time after the pandemic. “I have a heavy heart and it is difficult for me to contain my grief,” added the Head of State, who went to the scene of the tragedy this Sunday morning, dressed in the green jacket of the emergency services. emergency, and decreeing national mourning.
Zoe, a French fashion and fitness influencer, was “right in the alley where the drama happened”. She tells on Instagram how she had the reflex to leave the crowd at the right time. “We have a bit of a heavy heart this morning (Sunday), we realized how lucky we were to leave, it was decided within a few minutes. »