A spokesman for the fire department confirmed the incident to AFP, saying that 140 ambulances had been sent to care for the victims.
About 50 people suffered a heart attack in the Itaewon district of the capital, Seoul, where thousands were celebrating Halloween, according to the agency, “Yonhap”.
South Korean officials said about 100 people were injured, and an unspecified number feared dead, after a large crowd crushed them in a narrow street during Halloween celebrations in the capital, Seoul.
It appears that the victims were subjected to a stampede among large crowds in the area, where a large number of people participate in the Halloween festivities.
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol called on hospitals to prepare to receive the injured, his office said.
The National Fire Service said separately in a statement that officials were still trying to determine the exact number of emergency patients.
Television footage and pictures from the scene showed ambulances lined up in the streets amid a heavy police presence and emergency workers transporting the wounded on stretchers.
Emergency workers and pedestrians were also seen performing CPR on people lying on the streets. Many people were seen.
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol issued a statement calling on officials to provide prompt treatment to the injured and to review the safety of the celebration sites.
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