Dozens suffer cardiac arrests in Seoul Halloween crush

Seoul, 29/10: Dozens of people suffered from cardiac arrest in the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday, after thousands crowded into narrow streets in the city’s Itaewon neighbourhood to celebrate Halloween, local officials said.

 

 

A fire brigade official confirmed the incident to AFP, saying that more than 140 ambulances had been dispatched to the scene to aid the victims.

 

Around 50 people were in cardiac arrest in the central Seoul neighbourhood, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the fire department