South Korea's prime minister said Wednesday that police must explain failures to respond to multiple emergency calls ahead of a deadly Halloween crowd surge, as investigators raided police stations.
People holding floral tributes walk to pay respects near the scene of a stampede that happened during Halloween festivities, in Seoul, South Korea, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/ Kim Hong-Ji
Officials had earlier said the first call to the fire department about the crush was received at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, but the transcripts show someone called the police emergency hotline at 6:34 pm asking for help.An estimated 100,000 people had flocked to the area, but because it was not an "official" event with a designated organizer, neither police nor other local authorities were actively managing the crowd.
A wide-ranging probe is under way into the exact cause of the crush, and an investigative team on Wednesday raided multiple police offices, including in the district where the disaster happened. And at 10:11 p.m., just moments before the crush, another person reported: "It looks like people are getting crushed to death there, total mayhem."
"There should be answers as to why police made a wrong judgment," said Chung Jin-suk, interim leader of the People Power Party, according to Yonhap news agency.
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