The question that arises at this time is why

"Itaewon" (ITAEWON)

, a famous entertainment district.

This is the biggest celebration destination in South Korea.

After the spread of COVID-19

therefore became

Then why is this great tragedy

?

So it happened in the capital of luxury and modernity that young people around the world want to experience at least once in their lives, like Seoul?

Today, what is the latest information that

"we"

know about the incident, and at that date, how many people are expected to be in the area?

Incident :

A small alley off the main street in Itaewon called

Itaewon World Food Street

, the alley looks like a slope down the hill and on the west side of

Hamilton Hotel (Hamilton Hotel)

, which this alley

It is about 41 meters long and only 4 meters wide, or a total area of ​​about 164 square meters.

Approximately how many people gathered at the scene :

From the estimated density of people per area as of the date of the incident 29 Oct. 65

Case 1: 100 people = 0.6 people or about 1 person per square meter


Case 2: 1,000 people = 6.09 people or about 6-7 people per square meter


Case 3: 10,000 people = 60.97 people or about 61 people per square meter


Case 4: 30,000 people = 182.92 people or about 183 people per square meter

*** Remark: density per area = number of people per area size ***

What was the cause of the tragedy :

There is no information to confirm the exact cause, however, local media reports say.

When the number of people flocking into the area is so enormous that it is unable to move forward.

Then the knockdown of a number of people led to a domino fall of the crowds that crowded the area from back to front.

and with the nature of the road in the area, which is a slope down the hill

Thus causing the group in front to be suppressed by the number of people in the back that may be as many as 5-6 people per victim.

which the pressure over that

has caused the victim to experience suffocation and unconsciousness.

until his later death

Meanwhile, local media reports interviewed survivors of the incident said:

When people try to shout to the people behind them.

"Back back"

to find a way to help the victims.

instead, causing the group behind them to misunderstand that

"Move on"

as it was interrupted by the sound of the shops still rumbling as no one knew what was going on.

As a result, the situation became even more dire.

And before people in Itaewon knew that

“What is going on?”

It was when the South Korean government sent messages to people's mobile phones.

to advise you to return home as soon as possible due to an emergency at the Hamilton Hotel

Usually, this kind of notification is used for emergency situations such as disasters.

"But by then, it's almost too late to fix it."

An eyewitness told the local news agency that

He saw more than 300 people, both unconscious and some gasping for breath, on the streets surrounding the Hamilton Hotel.

After rescue workers were able to escape from being crushed by a large number of people.

while some of the officers tried to pull themselves out of the pressure

many to many

“There was no response at all”

and because the number of injuries was greater than the strength of the officers.

good citizens in the area

So they rushed together to carry the injured body to an ambulance, including performing CPR to the unconscious victim.

Latest death toll from Itaewon tragedy :

The latest death toll was reported at 10:50 a.m. time in South Korea.

The total number of deaths was 154, including 26 foreign nationals, including five Iranians, four Chinese and Russians, two United States, two Japanese, and France, Australia, Norway, Austria, Vietnam, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Sri Lanka. One person per country, and another 33 people have been seriously injured, requiring close monitoring.

Request from the South Korean government:

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo issued a statement calling on the people to

Refrain from sharing clips of the tragic events in Itaewon.

hateful comments

Including information that has not been confirmed by the authorities.

To show sympathy to the relatives of the deceased and affirm that the South Korean government will do its best to find the true cause of the tragedy.

Special news team, Thairath Online reports.

Graphics: sathit chuephannam

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