A devastating crowd crush unfolded within Itaewon, Seoul, amid crowded late-night Halloween festivities, resulting in 159 deaths and 195 injuries. As South Korea's deadliest modern crowd disaster, the tragedy triggered intense nationwide mourning, fierce public scrutiny, and a sweeping reevaluation of governmental safety regulations, emergency response systems and crowd management. Urban planners and public officials were pushed to implement stricter safety regulations across dense gatherings to better protect residents during major public celebrations.
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