Episode 241: The Itaewon Halloween crush - Part One

Disaster Area

It was the first Halloween that the streets would be open in Seoul, South Korea, since the start of the COVID pandemic, and young people in the city couldn't wait to go celebrate in the vibrant Itaewon neighborhood. Many of them wouldn't make it home.

Videos:

• Paramount+: Crush
• [Video] Special police unit reveals CCTVs of Itaewon tragedy
• The results of 74-day probe into Itaewon tragedy
• Kieran Porey: Itaewon Halloween 2022 video
• Seoul Halloween crowd crush, the stories of survivors | Undercover Korea

Articles and books:

• ‘Reminders everywhere’: Halloween crush haunts survivors one year after Itaewon crowd disaster
• Chronology of major stampedes in S. Korea
• Fact-checking some of the claims about Itaewon disaster
• "How long has it been since the Itaewon tragedy?"-Knetz reacts as local fire department shuts down Boiler Room concert amid reported crowd congestion
• Seoul’s Itaewon Nightlife District Was Built for Tragedy
• A Vibrant Refuge in Seoul Goes Quiet After Deadly Crowd Crush
• It was chaos’: how my Halloween night out in Itaewon went from fun to horror
• Four factors behind the tragic Itaewon crowd surge
• They Completely Failed’: The Fatal Mistakes That Led to South Korea’s Halloween Tragedy
• Families of Seoul crowd-crush victims want more justice amid probes
• South Korean minister impeached over Itaewon crowd crush