South Korea Halloween stampede: Death toll rises to 151; Watch the video

Digital Desk: At least 151 people were killed and 150 more were injured in South Korea's biggest disaster in years when a gathering of mostly young people celebrating Halloween festivities in Seoul turned into a trap and crushed.

The number of fatalities could increase, according to Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul's Yongsan fire department, while an unidentified number of the injured were in severe condition.'

What prompted the mob to pour into the small, downhill lane close to the Hamilton Hotel, a popular Seoul nightlife destination, was not immediately apparent.

 

On Sunday, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a time of national mourning and ordered the lowering of flags in memory of a catastrophic stampede that occurred during Halloween festivities in Seoul and claimed at least 151 lives, including 19 foreigners, according to media sources.