A crowd surge in Seoul has killed over 140 people

[honey dew]

"At least 146 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul, South Korean officials say."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-30/halloween-crowd-surge-in-seoul-kills-dozens/101594394

 

 

Well there's nothing really to say other than I'm praying and wondering how this can even happen

[Dark Angel]

large crowds can actually be very dangerous, i'm pretty sure there's a name for what happens when people are stuck in large crowds, there can be a lot of weight from all of the bodies surrounding you, it can completely crush you and suffocate you, it's a very horrifying way to die, it's exactly what happened at that travis scott concert incident

[Venice Jesus Whore]

That many people being killed is insane. Such a scary and horrible way to die. RIP. 

[honey dew]

4 minutes ago, Surf Noir said:

large crowds can actually be very dangerous, i'm pretty sure there's a name for what happens when people are stuck in large crowds, there can be a lot of weight from all of the bodies surrounding you, it can completely crush you and suffocate you, it's a very horrifying way to die, it's exactly what happened at that travis scott concert incident

 

well I know how that happens but I meant like how huge crowd surges can still be happening I think especially after astroworld crowd safety should be taught in schools or something. because the government seems to have not done anything about it and then stuff like this can just randomly happen

[SoftwareUpgrade]

That's horrible, RIP

[Beautiful Loser]

9 hours ago, honey dew said:

 

well I know how that happens but I meant like how huge crowd surges can still be happening I think especially after astroworld crowd safety should be taught in schools or something. because the government seems to have not done anything about it and then stuff like this can just randomly happen

From my understanding, Itaewon (the area in town where this happened) is popular to go to for partying, and the covid restrictions have been lifted so a lot of people looked forward to celebrate Halloween for the first time in many years. I also read that the streets/that area aren’t/isn’t very large and it can easily get crowded, like what happened last night. I don’t think the government can tell where people will go, but maybe someone like a town mayor could’ve anticipated how large the crowd would become. Hopefully something will be done to avoid something similar to happen again.

Awful pictures and videos, it looked like a real nightmare. I hope survivors are okay.

[Gravitate]

Crowd asphyxiation is so fucking terrifying. When you realize it's happening you're already stuck between hundreds of people and can't get out. I can't imagine the panic those people must have been in, rest in peace 

[stillrun]

this is sooo sad. i never want to be in any sort of crowd that results in this. 

[Semafori]

17 hours ago, Surf Noir said:

large crowds can actually be very dangerous, i'm pretty sure there's a name for what happens when people are stuck in large crowds, there can be a lot of weight from all of the bodies surrounding you, it can completely crush you and suffocate you, it's a very horrifying way to die, it's exactly what happened at that travis scott concert incident

stampedes terrify me , especially in places like my overcrowded school where you are shoved around each passing time ,let alone during a panic

[The Stargirl Pinky]

RIP to everyone who passed away, this is so unbelievably tragic