SKoreans mourn for crowd crush disaster
(31 Oct 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul - 31 October 2022 1. Various of people laying flowers for victims who were killed in the Halloween crowd surge and paying tribute 2. Close of flower 3. Wide of people laying flowers 4. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Song Ji-min, 28, friend of victim who died in the crowd surge: "Good bye... I regret that I should have kept in touch (more frequently). I can't even imagine how much pain you were in. I am so sorry. I really hope you rest in peace." 5. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Joon Sung, 26, student: "I came here today in the hope that people's consciousness has improved and to express condolences to the victims who must feel wronged at the moment by the accident." 6. Flowers near Itaewon Metro Station 7. Close of message reading (Korean): "The innocent souls who lost their lives in the Itaewon disaster, please rest in peace," 8. Various of flowers and messages 9. Halloween decorations 10. Wide of empty street 11. Close of Halloween decoration 12. Various of police and cordons STORYLINE: People gathered on Monday near the site of the weekend's deadly crowd surge in Seoul to pay their respects to the more than 150 people who lost their lives in the country’s worst disaster in years. People laid flowers and placed drinks near the Itaewon Metro Station to express their condolences. President Yoon on Sunday declared a one-week national mourning period and ordered flags at government buildings and public offices to fly at half staff. Saturday’s crowd surge was concentrated in a sloped, narrow alley in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood, a popular nightlife district, with witnesses and survivors recalling a “hell-like” chaos of people falling on each other “like dominoes." They say the entire Itaewon area was extremely jammed with slow-moving vehicles and partygoers clad in Halloween costumes, making it impossible for rescuers and ambulances to reach the crammed alleys in time. Police said they've launched a 475-member task force to investigate the crush. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
