Itaewon case: Announced a call that predicted the tragedy, haunted the father's words when his daughter was crushed

South Korean police have released chilling recordings of 11 emergency calls before the stampede disaster in Itaewon, in which the first caller predicted the tragedy four hours before the tragedy. The stories of survivors are also haunting.

For a while, thousands of Halloween revelers crowded the narrow, vibrant streets of Seoul's Sleepless West Quarter. They eagerly showed off their cloaks, witch hats, and bat suits. However, the wave of panic then spread when an uncontrollable number of people crowded into the narrow alley in Itaewon. Many stuck for 40 minutes, stacking "like dominoes".

Mr. Jang - 62 years old, living in Seongnam city, Gyeonggi province recalls the horrible memory of nearly losing his daughter on the night of October 29 at the Itaewon tragedy. On that fateful day, his daughter (in her 20s) went out with friends in Itaewon. Late at night, he suddenly received a call from his daughter. From the other end of the line, a girl's voice was full of urgency: "Everyone next to me is dead."

Mr. Jang said: "Received a phone call from my daughter, I wanted to know what was going on. At about 11:30 a.m. that night, I read information that 50 people had cardiac arrest posted online. I went near Itaewon but the traffic was congested. I got off the car and jogged 1.5km to the police station to find my daughter. After finding my daughter in critical condition but the road was blocked, I carried her on a piggy bank. I go 1km to the hospital."

Mr. Jang carried his son for more than 1km, trying to hail a taxi and ask passersby to give them a lift to the nearest hospital. A couple in their 30s approached and offered to help the father and son. Under these circumstances, even though they were strangers meeting for the first time, the couple did not abandon Mr. Jang and his daughter. After asking for the address of Mr. Jang's house, the two took the father and son to the nearby Bundangcha hospital to receive treatment in time. The hospital said that Jang's daughter had been subjected to great pressure on her body for a long time, causing serious muscle damage.

South Korean police also recently released chilling recordings of 11 emergency calls before the stampede disaster in Itaewon. In it the first caller described in great detail what could happen.

This person said by phone to the police: "I am at Itaewon main road, where there is an alley leading to the Hamilton hotel. At the moment there are many people passing through this alley, but I feel very worried. But the people living there. the top of the slope can't go down, keep pushing each other, can lead to stampede. I also had a hard time getting out. With so many people like this, someone should step in to control the flow.

Now the situation is terrible. This alley is very narrow, everyone from Itaewon station is flocking here, people who want to exit the festival also pass through this alley, so the two lines jostled each other, and even people were waiting in line to enter the club... going on the main street, people from exit 1 of Itaewon station - all pass through this alley. There is no one in control here. There should be police standing here to separate pedestrians, and then separate the crowd so that people in the alley can walk.

This call described in great detail, the chaotic situation in Itaewon - but the police only "received" but did not send people to the scene as promised. And four hours later - the foretold disaster happened.

At noon on November 1, Director of the Korean National Police Agency Yoon Hee Keun expressed regret and heartache about the disaster that occurred in Itaewon, taking responsibility for the victims, their families and the injured. , with the entire population of the country.

Mr. Yoon said that before the stampede disaster, the Police Department received many urgent calls to the 112 switchboard, informing about the seriousness of the scene. The first call was from around 6pm on October 29. At that time, the Korean Police said that this was just a complaint call because of inconvenience. Then, from about 6:30 a.m., the police received 11 more calls, informing them of the serious and urgent situation at the scene.

South Korean police are currently under fire after a stampede left at least 156 people, mostly in their 20s, dead and 30 seriously injured. South Korea's National Bureau of Investigation chief Nam Gu-jun told Yonhap that a 475-member special investigation team interviewed 44 witnesses and reviewed 52 surveillance camera footage at 42 locations around now. school.

The Itaewon tragedy looks back after 1 year: People are still haunted, Korea stops celebrating Halloween Kim Lâm16:35:11 20/10/2023One year after the tragedy of a stampede in a small alley in Itaewon that left more than 150 people dead, it is still a nightmare for many people in Korea. This year's Halloween activities seem to have completely disappeared in this country.