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A family member of one of the foreign victims killed in the Itaewon crowd crush a year ago visits the narrow alleyway where the tragedy occurred, along with others who lost loved ones. Some 26 foreigners from 14 countries were among the 159 disaster victims. [YONHAP]

Rally to mark Itaewon disaster draws 3,000 as bereaved families demand action

Some 3,000 people gathered in downtown Seoul on Sunday evening to mourn the death of 159 people who were killed in the tragic Halloween crowd crush on the night of Oct. 29 last year.

2023.10.29

Visitors on Wednesday write and post messages to those who lost their lives during the deadly crowd crush in Itaewon on a wall next to the alleyway where the tragedy occurred. [CHO JUNG-WOO]

In Itaewon, scars slowly heal one year after disaster

The scars of last year's deadly Halloween crowd crush are slowly healing as the Itaewon neighborhood on Sunday marked a year since the disaster that killed 159 people.

2023.10.29

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A street in Itaewon, Yongsan District, is empty on Monday evening. [CHO JUNG-WOO]

Grief suffocates businesses in Itaewon 3 months after tragedy

The once bustling alleys of Itaewon in central Seoul were all but deserted Monday, the third day of Korea’s four-day Lunar New Year holiday. Many restaurants and pubs were open, but customers were few.

2023.1.24

An alley in Itaewon in Yongsan District, central Seoul, near where the deadly crowd crush occurred is empty on the night of Jan. 14. [CHO JUNG-WOO]

Grief suffocates businesses in Itaewon 3 months after tragedy

The once bustling alleys of Itaewon in central Seoul were deserted on a recent Saturday night. Staffers of pubs and restaurants stood out in the cold encouraging the occasional passerby to come in.

2023.1.20

Investigators carry a box of evidence from the Yongsan District Office following a raid on Nov. 8, in connection with the deadly Itaewon crowd crush. [YONHAP]

Hamilton Hotel raided, CEO taken in, over Itaewon tragedy

A special police investigation team raided the Hamilton Hotel and two other locations Wednesday morning over suspicions that the hotel was illegally extended into the anonymous alley in Itaewon where so many died 10 days ago.

2022.11.9

Flowers to pay respect to the victims of the Itaewon tragedy are laid in front of the police's access restriction line near the incident site on Monday. [YONHAP]

Survivor of Itaewon crush shares healing process to help others suffering

“Am I a survivor?” a 33-year-old who made it out of the Itaewon tragedy alive asked her therapist. The tragic Itaewon crush claimed over 150 lives on the night of Oct. 29.

2022.11.9

The police restrict access to the site of the tragedy in Itaewon, central Seoul, on Monday afternoon. [YONHAP]

Hip-hop club workers pulled survivor from Itaewon crush

A survivor of the Itaewon tragedy was stuck for a full hour under bodies before being rescued, according to an anonymous account of the incident posted on Twitter.

2022.11.8

A visitor pays respect to the victims of the Itaewon tragedy at a makeshift memorial near Exit 1 of Itaewon Station on Sunday afternoon. [YONHAP]

Makeshift Itaewon memorial to be maintained after national mourning period ends

Mourning altars set up by the government or local government offices for the Itaewon tragedy that claimed the lives of over 150 people closed as the national mourning period ended on Saturday ...

2022.11.7

President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks in a meeting held on Monday at the Yongsan presidential office. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

President apologizes for Itaewon crowd crush, vows to improve safety regulations

President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized to the country for the Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon, central Seoul, that took the lives of over 150 people on Oct. 29.

2022.11.7