December 18, 2025 12:25 pm (IST)

Make this your homepage

News

Indian Visa Application Centre in Dhaka shuts down early amid rising security concerns | Market update: Sensex tumbles 120 points, Nifty below 25,850 at closing bell | ‘Won’t apologise’: Prithviraj Chavan stands firm on controversial Operation Sindoor remark despite backlash | India summons Bangladesh High Commissioner after provocative 'seven sisters' remark | Amazon eyes $10 billion investment in OpenAI — a gamechanger for AI industry! | Goa nightclub fire horror: Luthra brothers brought back to India from Thailand, arrested | Messi chaos costs minister his job: Aroop Biswas resigns after Salt Lake Stadium fiasco | Bengal SIR draft list out: Around 58 lakh voters’ names dropped | Relief for Sonia, Rahul Gandhi as Delhi court refuses to act on ED chargesheet in National Herald case | Centre moves to replace MGNREGA with 'G Ram G', sets stage for winter session showdown

South Korea

Image Credit: S Jaishankar Twitter page

S Jiashankar, world leaders mourn loss of lives in South Korea's stampede

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Oct 30, 2022, at 06:46 pm

#Itaewon #SouthKorea #Seoul #Halloween #ItaewonStampede

World leaders offered their condolences on the death of 151 people in a deadly stampede in South Korea's capital Seoul at a Halloween event where revelers, mostly in their teens and twenties, gathered in massive numbers.

The disastrous incident occurred as at least 100,000 revelers gathered in a narrow lane Saturday night in Itaewon, a central district of Seoul, lined with hundreds of shops and some very narrow streets.

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar condoled the tragic deaths assuring India's solidarity with the grieving people of South Korea, saying he was "deeply shocked" by the loss of young lives.

Deeply shocked at the loss of so many young lives due to the stampede in Seoul. Our condolences to the families of those who lost their dear ones. We stand in solidarity with the Republic of Korea during this difficult time.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) October 30, 2022

US President Joe Biden also expressed his grief over the loss of lives and wished for the speedy recovery of those injured in the incident.

Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones in Seoul. We grieve with the people of the Republic of Korea and wish for a quick recovery to all those who were injured. The United States stands with the Republic of Korea during this tragic time.
— President Biden (@POTUS) October 29, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron also mourned the tragedy, assuring France's support for the Korean people.

"A heartfelt thought this evening for the inhabitants of Seoul and for all the Korean people after the tragedy of Itaewon. France is at your side," Macron tweeted in French and Korean.

Rishi Sunak, the newly-appointed prime minister of UK, also expressed his sorrow over the tragic crush in a Twitter post.

Horrific news from Seoul tonight.

All our thoughts are with those currently responding and all South Koreans at this very distressing time.
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) October 29, 2022

Condoling the deaths, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau wished a speedy recovery to the victims of the deadly accident.

On behalf of Canadians, I’m sending my deepest condolences to the people of South Korea today, following a deadly stampede in Seoul. I’m thinking of everyone affected by this tragedy, and wishing a fast and full recovery to those who were injured.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) October 29, 2022

On Sunday, South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning. The government would bear the cost of medical care for those injured and the funerals of those killed in the dealy incident, he told the mourning nation.

The government "will thoroughly investigate the cause of the incident and make fundamental improvements to ensure the same accident does not occur again in the future," the President said.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.