韓國梨泰院萬聖派對嚴重踩踏意外 增至146死150傷
韓國首爾龍山區梨泰院大型萬聖節慶祝活動10月29日爆發嚴重的推擠踩踏意外。現場的消防官表示,這起意外的死亡人數已上升至146人,另有逾150人受傷,受害者以年輕女性居多。
龍山區消防局局長崔成範(Choi Seong-beom,音譯)在事發現場的簡報中表示,這起踩踏意外發生在當地時間晚間10時22分左右,許多人因遭推擠踩踏而喪生,「截至凌晨4時左右,已有146人罹難、150人受傷。」
LOOK: At least 149 people, mostly teenagers and young adults in their 20s, were killed in a crush when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley in a nightlife area of the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday night, emergency officials said. | @Reuters pic.twitter.com/7lYRdKDIUx
— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) October 29, 2022
路透社引述官員說法報導,這起踩踏事件的受害者以20多歲的年輕女性佔多數。
總統辦公室指出,踩踏事件發生後,總統尹錫悅緊急召開2場事故應對會議,並下令官員派遣急救隊,盡快為受到影響的人提供病床與醫療服務。
Officials in Seoul said that at least 120 people were dead and 100 others were injured after a stampede in the South Korean capital's popular Itaewon district, where crowds had gathered to celebrate Halloween. https://t.co/auJuczo3Ll pic.twitter.com/7FXmfW8qab
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 29, 2022
崔成範表示,接下來死亡人數還可能繼續上升,且目前具體受傷人數不詳,情況相當嚴峻。
韓國當地媒體稍早報導,疑似一名身份不明的名人到訪梨泰院酒吧後,吸引大批人群湧向該間酒吧,因此在一條狹窄街道上釀成推擠踩踏意外。
BREAKING NEWS: #Korean
Nightmare in #Itaewon, #SouthKoreaDozens of South Korean #Halloween revellers treated for cardiac arrest on pavement after stampede in Itaewon
Around 160 people dyed an hundreds have been injured in a stampede during Halloween celebrations #Korean pic.twitter.com/GVDIogiwUS
— Ahmed Faras (@MrFarasCade) October 29, 2022
據紐約時報報導,梨泰院踩踏意外是自2014年世越號渡輪沉沒、造成300餘人死亡以來,韓國承平時期傷亡最慘重的災難事件。
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