Bitter criticism from streamer and victim: 'The Itaewon tragedy is the fault of the Korean government'

With 26 foreigners out of 154 killed in the Itaewon tragedy, a friend of an Australian victim lamented the incident, calling it a "catastrophe by inaction".

Perhaps in the past few days, the Itaewon tragedy has covered so many countries with grief. Accordingly, on October 29, at the Halloween festival in Itaewon (Korea) was also a mourning day that occurred when 154 people were killed, 133 people were injured.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a total of 26 foreigners were killed in the disaster that crushed Itaewon. The nationalities of these foreigners are: Iran (5 people), China (4 people), USA (2 people) and Japan (2 people). In addition, the countries that also have the dead include Australia, France, Norway, Austria, Vietnam, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Sri Lanka.

The incident caused many people to be haunted and scared when they witnessed the tragedy that day. And recently, a close friend of the talented Australian film producer - Grace Rached (23 years old), burst into tears on a video posted on TikTok. This person once told all about the tragedy that day.

Accordingly, this person posted a selfie he took with friends before the tragedy happened and explained in tears, "It was Grace's 24th birthday early. We visited Itaewon. I was there when she said she couldn't breathe and I grabbed one of my friend's hands."

In addition, this person also talked about three friends traveling with him: "Two of them are in critical condition and one of them has unfortunately passed away. There was no stampede, it was a crush. slowly and painfully."

Not stopping, this person also said the lack of responsibility as well as the plan of the functional forces where the tragedy happened: "It is the lack of planning of the police force and emergency services. No one is ready. ready to help. I watched people filming, singing and laughing while my friend was dying."

He pointed out: "I was there trying to pull people out because there weren't enough police and nobody did anything to make the crowd stop. We were screaming, we were talking' you have to go back, you have to go back, people are dying', but no one is listening.It took half an hour for the police to arrive, another hour for reinforcements and even longer for other emergency services. There were people lying on the ground who were given CPR, not by medical professionals, but by passersby."

This person then described the victims as "people abandoned by the government" and again pointed to the uncertainty of the authorities: "You know how many people will attend that event. Why aren't you prepared?"

Not only a close friend of the ill-fated film producer, another streamer also denounced the police for ignoring the warning about the Itaewon tragedy when this female streamer said she had gone to the police station to report her situation. crowding in the alleys of Itaewon. However, authorities said they could not immediately reach the scene.

Foreign media also pointed out that the Korean authorities were responsible for the Itaewon disaster.

Japanese media pointed out that the Korean police are to blame. In an interview with the Asahi Shimbun, Toshiro Yonemura, the former general manager in charge of security details for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, said: "People trapped in such a crowd can't do anything once it's done. You can prepare by identifying tight spaces (to avoid later) and gathering information about potential factors that could cause a crowd to move. I think the Korean police have not be informed in advance that the crowd can suddenly change."

Yomiuri Shimbun also criticized, "Many partygoers were excited to attend Halloween events after South Korea lifted COVID-19 restrictions, but local authorities and police may not be fully prepared. "

The New York Times reported, "The tragedy - one of Korea's worst peacetime disasters - and questions about the government's responsibility for crowd management, have tarnished Korea's image, a thriving technology and popular culture power frequently vulnerable to man-made disasters Unlike political and labor protests, which are required by law to be reported in advance to According to the government, young people who come to Itaewon each Halloween gather freely in large numbers, without the restrictions or permits required when holding large, organized events. know they were caught off guard by the disorganized and spontaneous crowds on Saturday night."

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