Thank you so much for having me. I have given it a lot of thought as to why I was told I wasn’t allowed to help. I can speak Korean pretty well, but in such a chaotic situation, things could easily be misunderstood because this is out of my usual day to day use of the language and I may have caused more harm than good. I don’t know of this is right or wrong, but this is the way I decided to look at it that gives me more peace and feel less guilt and regret for not just helping anyway. At least I could stand by my boyfriend and try to give him as much of my energy to keep going.
Dear Madam, Thank you for sharing. I understand you wanted to help, I appreciate your kindness. I hope everything restores. After the incident, have you walked around areas near Itaewon and seen any improvement? By the way, is this the person you? 4:09 ?
Yea, that is me. I haven’t brought myself to go back yet. I am taking a break from my work in Itaewon because I’m not in the right mental state to be able to go back and work in a bar again. Hopefully I can sooner rather than later.
Also, just to make it more clear. We were helping a little off the way from where the main area was so I didn’t see any other foreigners performing CPR but they were also holding blankets to cover those who were. I’m so grateful to everyone, foreigner and Korean, who had the chance to help.
I still don't understand how nationality factors in when it's an issue of life and death. I understand how no government wants to deal with having foreigners get hurt or die in their countries, but that was already happening. Any way, you shouldn't feel guilty because it wasn't your fault. Survivors guilt is a normal human reaction though so I totally get it. Again, I am so sorry. I hope you find peace and healing. I am also so sorry to all those who lost someone or were personally affected by this tragedy.
Your story broke my heart. I am so, so sorry. Thank you for being so brave and sharing. You and your boyfriend did the best you could in the situation.
To the girl trying to help but couldn't: it's not your fault, thank you so much for your compassion and thank you so much for trying to be there for people
That makes no sense tho. The police wanted to protect her from getting sued, right? But life > getting sued isn't it? Very weird priorities the police got there. As if someone would sue you, if someone just wanted to save ur life.
I didn't realize that foreigners aren't allowed to help in a disaster. That's too bad. It's interesting to hear that huge crowds were not uncommon but with safety measures and well organized crowd control. I'm so sorry for the families of these victims, especially since it could have all been avoided. Excellent interview and thank you to the interviewees for their concise and thoughtful responses.
It absolutely makes no sense. The ability to aid someone in this context should be universal, and they should have no reason to be rejected by whoever told them not to. CPR is a race against time, not "race" itself. Whoever stopped any foreigners from aiding, ought to be prosecuted.
@@aos1762 how do you sure about that? still there are lots of people who don’t know how to do the cpr. It’s not the matter of the races or nationalities.
@@pokepork7747 They absolutely do not. Yea it's required but after being a teacher here for 3 years I wouldn't trust any of my coworkers to perform cpr on anyone. The dummy couldn't survive their cpr let alone a human
Me and my wife survived the stampede in Shanghai in 2014, same mistakes and very similar circumstances. I remember the tremendous amount of pressure we felt in our bodies that new year's eve, I'm a big guy and I felt I could die there. I still try to not think about it. I couldn't believe when I heard that this happened in Itaewon (been there and I loved it). Resilience to the families of the victims and the ones that survived it. If this helps to anybody out there... Never get into of a crowd where you can't extend your arms freely, that's a recipe for disaster.
@@asianprince8718 Search for Shanghai Stampede here in UA-cam it will pop up. It happened on 31st of December of 2014, a massive crowd was formed in The Bund and many people that wanted to leave got crushed in some stairs, same kind of funneling situation. We were just there being crashed too, nobody noticed the disaster until we watched the news at home, many poor guys and girls were stepped over. I will never forget that feeling, I'm a 2 meter tall guy and I was raised from my feet by the pressure of the mass of people moving like a wave. Awfully painful feeling! Thankfully they changed everything since then and it is not possible to get as many people there anymore. Sad to see this happening once again but in Seoul. Since that happened to me, I see a crowd and I walk in the opposite direction.
@@ZenoTee Yes. Interesting, I thought everybody forgot about it. Thankfully Shanghai changed after that day, but it is important to remember it so that similar incidents won't occur ever again. Cheers!
I was going to an international school in Shanghai when this happened. I remember my dad asking me if I wanted to go to the big fireworks event at the bund that night, and I decided I didn't want to go. It was merely on a whim, but to this day I am incredibly glad for making that decision.
I feel so bad for those who has to witness this… To the girl speaking, I hope you know that you did what you could to help. It’s not your fault at all.
I remember being in Hongdae and seeing people on the phone, hysterically running around, crying, I didn’t know what’s going on. Then my phone got flooded with messages asking if I am okay. Being a nurse, every day I am eaten alive by guilt because I was not there to help.
Thank you for interviewing me. It is truly heartbreaking and horrifying hearing the stories of other members of our community and how we were all affected by this tragedy. I don't know if Itaewon will ever recover, and I hope nothing like this ever happens again.
For anyone local to Seoul, I'm helping organize a charity fundraiser/variety show on Nov 18 to raise money for Itaewon victims and their families. We're partnering with a lot of local businesses in the area, so if you're interested, you can find more info soon on Stand Up Seoul channels.
@@KristenPimley THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY, I THINK ITAEWON WILL RECOVER BUT IT NEEDS TO HAVE MORE SPACE FOR VISITORS SO IT WILL BE SAFE. THEY NEED TO PLAN IT THAT WAY. DO YOU THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN?
Thank you for sharing your story... Its a traumatic time for everyone in Seoul and my heart goes out to all of you there, I think about the victims a lot right now
@@atypicalpinetree4212 Thank you. Everyone here is grieving. I know so many people who were caught in the crowd crush. I left Itaewon at 5:30 PM, but I remember seeing so many families - especially little kids - who were there to celebrate Halloween with their parents. The people who are blaming the victims, saying that they should have known better, or that people would be "drunk and crazy," disgust me. It started in the early evening, the major accident was only around 10:00 PM. I'm sure many people were just trying to take the last subway home. The tragedy was a systemic failure at multiple levels of government.
Thank you for sharing your story. Some of the comments I've seen on this video are making me angry with all this victim blaming. Like are you heartless? Glad you are safe!
The incident that happened in Itaewon is devastatingly tragic. People have lost their lives and some are critically injured. There were also foreigners involved in this that have suffered the same fate. It’s very humbling to hear their perspectives/insights in regards to the whole incident. Although they weren’t among the people directly affected by it, they still have some things to share that would allow people to see them fir who they are. We appreciate your consistency and hard work on this channel, Asian Boss. May God bless you.
Sophia, We should always remember this case, and not to repeat the same mistake. New Year Countdown is coming, every popular place should have tight security in order to prevent any tragedy from happening. In addition, it might be good ideas to celebrate on the peak of mountain when there is fireworks in any holiday.
That was horrible I couldn't believe when I hear this it's so sad I never hear nothing like this in my life it could of been their family member, love ones or their close friends how would they felt of they was in the same situation just like the video of the guy was climbing up the side of the building trying to save himself some of them was laughing like idiot's but they their surrounded around the crowd think is normal.
sadly it's very common, you often even learn in first aid courses to get a large clothing or that shiny space blanket in first aid kits/camping equipment to help cover the scene (it's usually used for thermal control) , so crowds can't see and gape and gawk or take photos.
I apologize. I didn't mean to give the impression that all foreigners were not allowed to help. This was solely just my experience of what happened that night. I was told my someone who was probably following the standard protocol whereas other EMTs were allowing the additional help from both Koreans and foreigners alike. I'm so, so grateful that the civilian responders were able to revive some of the victims. Wishing healing to everyone affected, near and far.
Gotta be some brain-dead gov. worker - the only excuse I can come up with is, he blocked you from helping others 'cause of legal ramification - korean gov. has been pondering on the issue of people getting sued after they tried to help others in need, such as injuries sustained after performing CPR - but it's just my 2 cents, whatever the reason was, the man who stopped you from helping the victims was just plain moron who has zero skill for sound judgement
As a Korean living abroad, I am so grateful for such thoughtful and reasonable people from abroad as those who are interviewed here chose to make their home in Korea, either temporarily or permanently. 외국에 오래 사는 한국인으로서 너무 감사하네요. 이렇게 좋고 멋진 분들이 외국에서 한국에 계시다는게. 너무나 큰 참사에서 영향받은 것에서 회복하실 수 있기를 빕니다. 사려깊은 인터뷰와 사회자 분과 채널 감사합니다.
@@strifej1333 but that doesn't justify the lack of empathy literally people were on the ground dying and other ones trying to help, it is not normal no matter how old you are that's horrible
I'm so glad you guys did the interview the way you did. I have so many thoughts but I still don't know quite what to say. I guess I'll say Thank you to the ones who tried to help in any way and Thank you Asian Boss.
but i thought there was some foreigners that did help and do cpr, maybe the people she asked didn't let her, but others were just allowing it out of desperation? its really sad she experienced that, which may cause her to feel even more guilt
This was a wonderful interview, the reporter was not seeking to sensationalise the victims' suffering. As a foreigner who lived in Itaewon for many years, this was, and still is, very upsetting. Itaewon was a home to all foreigners and minorities, and we met there so many times. My heart breaks for everyone who has been affected by this tragedy. Thank you to those who tried to help! My deepest condolences to the victims' families, may your loved ones rest in peace 😢
If anything positive can be gained through the sacrifices made by the victims of this terrible tragedy it could be to learn the best way possible to prevent this tragedy from repeating itself. We shouldn't let those who died do so in vain but should instead learn how to save more lives by preventing this from ever happening again and to take the steps to safeguard the public by providing better crowd control through the narrow alleyways where this occurred and especially that specific alleyway in particular. Even someone simply directing the traffic flow and limiting the number of pedestrians entering the alley until it has cleared could prevent another tragedy like this from occurring or better yet just reroute foot traffic away from that specific alleyway entirely as we now know from terrible experience that it cannot safely support the volume of foot traffic it received. Another step that can be taken is to require prepaid admission to the event and sell only a limited number of admission tickets so as to keep the total number of attendees at any given time within safe limits. Doing so would prevent the crowds from growing to unmanageable and as a result unsafe conditions.
God bless the families who lost loved ones in Itaewon. I feel bad because I traveled all throughout Asia and when I hear stories like this it fills me with sadness because I know people just wanted to have a great day and then tragedy strikes
74... I feel you. Tragedy could happen unexpectedly, just like air plane crash. We travel when tragedies happen, so we should prepare as much as we can to enjoy very safe trip. Car accidents happen too, could be fetal, but we drive, so we should learn our lesson to avoid car crash. May I ask what Asian countries have you been to? Thanks
Regarding 20:11, I feel this so much. I’m not Korean and I live thousands of miles away, but because I’ve been to Korea and specifically Itaewon many many times and I have many fond memories from there, this tragedy hurts my heart so much. To see such devastating pain and loss amidst the backdrop of places that call to mind happy times is just so so painful. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. And I don’t even know if I have a right to feel this way.
I feel similarly. Have been in Seoul in 2017 for half a year for studies and Itaewon was our go-to place for clubbing and bar hopping etc. The images just don't let me go and the certain thought, that I would have been there too, if I had been in Korea again bcs I always wanted to go to Itaewon on Halloween (have never witnessed it since I was there in Spring/Summer). Thankfully, the people I know who still live in Seoul are safe. And then I feel bad for even having those thoughts, since I was ultimately not affected with loss personally through this tragedy. But the images just don't let me go, and I keep seeing them, desperately wanting to go into them and help somehow. And then I feel bad for seeing the videos in the first place bcs these people, many of them died or got hurt. I think I might be feeling some type of survivors guilt, which is ridiculous since I was not even in the country. And I feel bad for that as well. It has been over a week and my heart is just not at peace.
@@pattypat1266 I just want to give you a (virtual) hug 🫂. I totally get feeling bad about feeling bad about this tragedy. Doesn’t it feel like we don’t have a right to these feelings? At least that’s how I feel. I attended an online processing session organised by UC Irvine about the Itaewon tragedy and I raised the question of whether or not I had a right to feel this way about this tragedy. One of the panelists, a Korean psychologist, said that this pain is valid too, because this pain that we feel comes from a place of empathy and love. That made me feel a little better, and I hope that it helps you as well.
The entire world is sharing in the pain of those who call this place home for it is thanks to the internet and global reporting of the news media that all the world bore witness to the tragic events of that night. I can only imagine the pain and anguish of those who lost loved ones is going to feel like when the first anniversary of this terrible tragedy comes to pass. Perhaps maybe someone will create a permanent memorial to those 156 plus people who lost their lives on that awful night? It's such a shame that so many young lives full of potential were cut so tragically short just by doing nothing more than having the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the worst possible time.
This is how this channel will continue to grow exponentially. Through an empathetic and sensitive lens and not in the spirit of sensationalizing, Asian Boss stays giving top tier, reliable and quality centered content…keep it up guys 👏🏾 💯
I appreciate Asian Boss a lot. Content with a conscience. Information that helps us understand what we are doing right and wrong so we can try building a better future.
It is insane that foreigners cannot render aid to Koreans. I do not think I could live with myself if I did not help out. I guess I would just have to risk offending some politician and/or police official.
@@cherry-b8p you can very easily get sued in korea for touching a stranger's body. She is a foreigner, so at a disadvantage in any court situation. She had the RIGHT to help those people but at that time her boyfriend (I suppose) chose to protect her in case someone she helped would sue her and told her not to perform CPR. Sounds crazy, but korea is kinda known for never applying the good samaritan law and blaming people who helped.
It's idiotic. When a tragic even happens anyone that wants to help should. Your mot looking at someone whose Korean, Chinese, American whereecer your from your looking a a human being who's life is at risk. By stopping them when it takes alot for a person to put emotions aside to help you should ok don't stop them and every second you do a victims life. Can be taken. If it's true they stopped them shame on them
@@bellaswan1459 I know people who were in serious accidents and while awaiting help people came over to talk to them and hold their hands. Sometimes just keeping the person's spirits up during bad events does more to help the injured to stay alive.
I saw an interview here on yt about an Pakistani guy who is a nurse in his home country. he was on vacation here meeting his brother and he did cpr on several victims. he says he saved 4 people but it's hunted now by the voices of people asking for help
Because they themselves have rules of engagement. Men undressing and touching the female body. History of legal cases. This is another reason for so many girls/women died. Heard this mentioned by an official there. 😳
@@harlee2191 I watched a Korean channel DKDKTV and they mentioned about the need to partially undress the women before doing CPR. People were looking for ladies to do CPR on them. Even the certified EMT were doing the same. I thought that saving of lives is more important at such a critical moment. Perhaps this was one of the reasons that more women lost their lives. RIP to all the young lives lost and speedy recovery to the many injured.
@@emilyl1094 let this be a reminder that the sexualisation and objectification of womens bodies is quite literally deadly and is proven time and time again… rest in peace to all the victims.
@@ceebeegeebee This is not true. Korea currently does have a Good Samaritan statute that protects people providing aid in emergency situations from both civil and criminal liabilities.
Actually the capital Seoul is one of the most densely populated city in the world and Itaewon has lots of narrow streets and used to have huge people with foreigners especially in the holiday season. I hope this stempede accident would be the first and also the last at the same time.
Are you sure? I have been to Seoul and its most crowded place which is Gangnam district, it's crowded but not that densely populated as New York, where I have also been to. I would say the place where I am now is much more densely populated, I live in Taiwan.
@@asianprince8718 According to the World population review, Seoul, this megacity is the largest city proper in the developed world and the Seoul Capital Area is the second largest metropolitan in the world with more than 25.6 million people. Seoul's population density is almost twice that of New York City, four times higher than Los Angeles and eight times higher than the density of Rome.
I heard somewhere that the Korean govt has plans to move the country's capital down south, partly bcoz Seoul is too close to the DMZ (only 50km). This is for security reasons, but I believe it will help lessen the cost and social pressure of living in Seoul as well.
@@asianprince8718 I think not Busan but Sejong city. However, considering the current status of Seoul as an international hub and also the economical and political heart of Korea, it would be hard to move the capital.
I doubt the laughing people knew what is actually going on. Also most of them were probably drunk. So I would not value these people because of laughing at all. That has nothing to do with un-humanity, until you willingly enjoy seeing people dying. You can't tell until they say so.
Thank you for this. A very moving tribute and explanation of what happened. I have been in dangerously large and dense crowds when I lived in New York City and where I now live in Tbilisi Georgia. When I notice such a thick dangerous crowd has formed I immediately seek a way out, which can take a while. Whatever was the reason for the gathering no longer matters. An ill placed firecracker or some other small trigger can bring terrible devastation. The sorrow of this event is palpable. The families of those involved are in my prayers.
What happened in Seoul that day is such a devastating reminder that this can easily happen essentially anywhere. Hong Kong also makes the biggest fuss about Halloween celebrations but its one saving grace to some extent is how heavy patrol over here is. Having been to Itaewon, so many times before this is truly heartbreaking. I hope Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration did and is still doing all in their power to help the bereaved families of this extremely sad tragedy…damn.
i was wondering why they did not have the foresight to employ crowd control. If the crowd was getting bigger and bigger by the day that precedded the incident, they should have increased patrol and striclty monitoried crowd traffic. Christmas and New Year is coming up, they better not make the same mistake twice.
i find it absolutely bizarre that if you're a foreigner you can't help in saving somebody's life? i've never heard of that before and i don't understand how it's different from a foreigner to a native helping someone.
perhaps it's the fact that there might be some kind of miscommunication going on and that it could cause more damage? I think I have heard this policy about another country, but I can't remember what
Absolutely heartbreaking. Such a tragedy. Don't understand what is wrong with people taking videos and laughing??? I just don't understand the world we live in anymore. There's no compassion whatsoever with some people.
@@asianprince8718 Apparently, the one girl that was being interviewed in this video said that while her boyfriend was giving CPR, there were people watching him, taking a video and laughing while on the phone with a friend. Unbelievable!
I am truly disappointed and disgusted with the way people think and behave in situations like this nowadays. There is no excuse, be it race or upbringing, for them to react and handle the accident in such a disheartened way. I honestly think that humanity as a whole is going down the drain with the toxicity it carries. May the victims rest in peace and their family and friends find one💔.
Yes indeed. There's also this comment that suggested "not appreciating" Ms Sahra's desperation to help when the victims were strangers and not her family!😳😟 whatever happened to humanity. My heart and prayers go the victims' families💔
You never went to korea didnt u? Its very normal that as a foreigner... you get treated differently. Southkorea have mostly conservative citizens.. with old thinking. Thats why the right wing is very strong. So yea.. we all know right people don't like foreigner and they focus on themself and not think about others. I know its 2022 and this way of thinking doesnt work anymore. But thats the reality.
@@samysdeferIt doesn't matter whether I went to Korea or not. I know how things are there from people's shared stories and experiences. Stop normalizing this bs "they're foreigners, it's how it is", this is exactly why people behave like brainless idiots in situations like these. It still isn't normal to not help someone in need, it's simply not humanly. Tbh this toxic thinking and behavior has been in Asia for a long time it's vastly known, people should learn that once and for all that being different is not a bad thing, to learn that race does not determine your character. The only problem that "this way of thinking" doesn't work is because people nowadays don't value human life, they simply think the worst of everything different from them, as we can see in these people's shared stories in the interview. Exactly because it's 2022 people need to fcking wake up and see the truth. That's the real reality.
It’s sad that such an incident happened in Itaewon. Being a foreigner & stayed in Korea before, I know the places for people to walk is quite small in Itaewon. + some videos online showed that the police allowed some foreigners to help.
@@asianprince8718 I live in Busan, but I was in Itaewon the weekend before the 29th. I've been to Itaewon a few times and yes, I would say it is usually very crowded on weekends. Even the Saturday before the tragedy, it was packed, I remember it'd take so long to move around. And the main issue is that its just narrow alleyways, it feels quite claustrophobic tbh. It gives me chills thinking that I was smoking in that exact alleyway, by the E Mart 24, just a week before. Just surreal, and immensely sad.
Thank you Asian Boss for this video. And thanks to all who were interviewed - it could not have been easy but I think it's important for those of us who live worlds away to better understand what happened during that tragic night.
There must have been miscommunication as to whether they allowed foreigners to do CPR, no matter who you are, most in the scene helped each other and even some foreigners who saved many lives are being highlighted as a hero on Korean official media. (Just so you don’t get it wrong)
seems like most of the foreigners that were allowed to help were from the military or has medical license, still Ig there were really some miscommunication
@@vldt5934 Yeah, I'm trying to look everywhere for anything on this because I've never heard about this in all the research I've done on South Korea, and nothing comes up. I bet it was "you don't have credentials, you might make things worse" type of thing.
@@VolkmasterBlood I'm a former IDF combat medic with experience as an EMT. I was told I couldn't help since I'm foreign. I left the scene and went home and later saw clips of people asking random boys and girls in their teens to help perform CPR with some stepping forward and helping. It's very strange.
@@csy897 There were a lot more people laying on the pavement than there were people helping them. Some were totally unattended. When seconds counted, help was minutes away for them. I would've gladly helped but apparently the concern about Jewish germs superseded the concern about oxygen deprivation to the brain and other organs of the body of those needing help. Granted, most of them were probably beyond saving, but I still don't understand it. In the meantime, my Korean national health insurance coverage expired while waiting on my visa renewal so I'm going to have to fly to Israel for treatment of my injuries which will effectively cancel my visa renewal. This has been a total mess all around.
I'm an American citizen that was injured in Itaewon. Korean hospitals have refused to provide medical treatment, so I'm going to fly to the Philippines on Sunday night to get hip and foot x-rays on Monday.
Phil, Hi, how are you doing? I am glad you made it out alive. As someone who enjoys travel, I would like to ask you how do you deal with injuries that you had in Itaewon? Was it bleeding so bad? It baffled me that the hospital refused to treat. Did you forget to bring something so they couldn't treat you? Or any other specific reason? If you want to go another country for treatment, why not Taiwan or Japan, they are close to where you are now.
@@asianprince8718 There was no bleeding. Just injuries to both feet which I believe are stress fractures along with some sort of injury to my right hip joint. They asked for my national health insurance card, which foreigners aren't allowed to have for the first six months in Korea, and couldn't treat me because I'm uninsured. I contacted a hospital in Manila and they said I could pay out of pocket. I thought about flying to Israel since I'd receive free treatment there, but the airfare is higher and it would take longer to make the round trip and I'm on a sensitive time schedule.
@@phatphil7836 Hello, You’re always welcome here in the Philippines and we would allow you to help even some bunch of mofos weren’t helping and we woulda help ya ❤ By the way, are you okay? Have u still experienced body pain and also anxiety?
@@misslangleysoryuisiconic Thank you so much for the warm welcome and hospitality. I'm fine. Just some chronic physical pain but no anxiety or mental pain. I look forward to visiting your wonderful country. ❤
What do you mean refused treatment, even pay first policy hospital like Indonesia let you be treated as long as you paid first. Never heard hospital refuse care because they not citizens of the country.
I was in Itaewon at Halloween a few years ago, and even though I wasn't at the incident, it really really shocked me because it brought back memories and made me think what would have happened if I was there. 😢
@@brandon3872 I have been to Korea, but I haven't visited Itaewon yet. Do you know what makes a lot of people want to go there? Speaking of UK, I would like to go there for New Year Countdown if I could. Do you think it is safe there that it has tight security to prevent stampede from happening? Thanks.
@@asianprince8718 Hello, a lot of people visit Itaewon because it's a mixture of cultures. There's food from all around the world, and foreigners who live in Korea come because it makes them feel at home. Koreans come to experience new things. Thanks for thinking about visiting the UK at New Year. It's a really big celebration here, especially in Scotland. To see the fireworks display in London people have to buy tickets, and the security is very good there. The main concern is people often get drunk at new year, so be careful of drunk people. Most people have a great time here at new year.
It was wildly impressive to see that every foreigner felt so solemnly and feels like they are one with their neighbors and are grieving what is a serious tragedy and trauma. I had no idea what the aftermath would be like and this is truly so soul crushing. I can’t imagine watching my boyfriend covered in blood giving CPR. I know she’s commented here but she doesn’t need to apologize for what she said about not being allowed. Her experience is hers and hers to process alone. I was also so shocked at how the older white man who is the teacher had such respectful Korean mannerisms. Looking down out to honor his words and sadness. I don’t know a lot about foreign life or korea or that there were so many people from the US etc in this area. I am so curious as to the reasons why people are over in Korea (what jobs they followed there, if they moved for a partner, etc). It’s a beautiful place and there seems to be a sense of strong community. I hope everyone can get through this and I’m so sorry to anyone who lost a friend.
This was beautifully done and I appreciate it. I have seen itaewan in k dramas. And even with only that connection, I was devastated. So I can only imagine the feelings of those who live and work and play in itaewan. ♥️♥️♥️♥️
The big question is: if the government shut down the streets the week before for the Itaewon Global Village Festival... why was there no crowd management, no safety precautions, almost no police... for Halloween, also like previous years? why?
They put ever availed person except a small number to protect t the president cause they assumed it would be fine. This came from there own statement until they backpeddled and then said no one was to blame not the police or people there. Sorry but they all should be fired and replaced you took the life of Thousands for one person when both could have had protection needed. When a officer starts assuming things then that officer needs to be retrained or fired you should never ever assume it's ok and always assume the worst even if it turns out that it wasn't dangerous cause that's how mistakes happen like here.
I went on the day of Itaewon Global Village Festival. Crowds were jam-packed too but there was a crowd management. What really helped the Global Village Festival event was the main street road was closed but from What I can see, the Halloween event on Saturday was an unexpected crowd surged. What really surprised me is that, I didn’t know police stations got several calls from people about the unmanageable crowd surge
You gonna send 400 police every weekend? There is a different between official events and just another night. Mcdonald's near my workspace jam pack with parent every weekend, we need to send 4 police to crowds control a single McDonald? Or people just used their brain a little?
I would recommend that foreigners get cpr training done in a korean facility. You will be able to show your cpr license. It should help to have one especially if you teach or plan on living in Korea long term
@@rjlee-cc4xy true that. Cardiac arrest is a serious emergency and sometimes when a person was saved from resuscitation, there is also some possibility of neurological disorder. 150 died because of lack of CPR correspondent….I’ve captured a video where 3 paramedics were so distracted instead of focusing on 30 counts of compression. I’ve sent a video from my other nursing classmates back in the US. They told me they did something wrong with the CPR
For those wondering why foreigners aren't allowed to help, I'm not 100% sure on this but I heard there is history of legal cases where if that person is a foreigner, it is much more difficult to deal with. And in Korea person doing CPR could be held responsible for the result, and if the person you CPRed or their family sues you due to bad result, that would be tons to go through. However, I still think the police should have been flexible on this as this was a huge disaster and can be treated as exception. I totally understand that not allowing foreigners to CPR is stupid
However the foreigner in the interview was a woman. And it wasn't time to argue about that because the situation was serious. And if you look at a lot of news foreign men there also did CPR and helped.
@@Unknown-un5pu I understand. Like I said, it doesn't happen often and I'm sure 99.9% of foreigners would've helped. That's the problem with rules; sometimes the lack of flexibility can hurt rather than help as they are being enforced
@@Aeybiseediy As a Korean, it's hard to argue against it. I think there are still many Koreans who are rude to foreigners, and while there are rapid changes in perceptions with more and more foreign TV stars, it will take some time. Just like their economics, Korea is undergoing rapid societal and mentality changes and there's particularly lots of changes among the MZs. I really hope our and next generations can make a difference so that foreigners can truly feel welcomed. Just know that there are many of us willing to make that happen
Please stop!!! I get so tired of someone coming in and trying to make excuses to make it make sense. It was people on the street dying!!!! Whether she's a foreigner or not, if she has the capability and the know how of CPR, why not let her help???? This is the issue with Korea. Because she's foreign?? When there are disasters that happen here in America, do you think we're worrying about the color of your skin, or that you're a foreigner?? It's all about savings lives. She wanted to help, and who knows, she could have saved someone, but the racist ignorance in the country is so damn appalling!!
You can’t touch anyone because your a foreigner ?! You should be able to help anyone and everyone. Don’t stop people from helping each other!! WTF !!!And people taking videos laughing ? What’s wrong with people ?! That has to be so hard on people that survived and experience the trama now! My heart goes out to them ! Hope they are able to get therapy after experiencing such a tragedy ! God Bless all the families and friends of the lost loved ones !
I would't judge them too fast. They could be traumatized already by the incident. Or they didn't understand the situation.. since korea is a very safe place to life in general, many people are very naive in my experience. I doubt they enjoyed seeing people die.
It's easy to forget there's over 2.5 million non-Korean (non-citizens) immigrants living and working in South Korea, and over 150, 000 are American! Great video!
My heart goes out to Korea--my wife's birthplace. Stampedes can happen in any country. And as a traveler, I've been in countries where tragic stampedes marred public festivities. It is best to look for signs of an impending stampede--large crowds, roiling masses of bodies--and remove yourself from any potential danger. I was just in Mexico City for Day of the Dead and there were instances where crowds got quite large. That's when I left--for the edges, for a terrace, for a taxi cab.
Im incredibly grateful for hearing your raw experiences, emotions and thought. It has helped me. My thoughts are with you and all effected by 29/10/22. ❤
It’s heartbreaking that they wouldnt let her help with cpr but i think whoever told her that was probably only trying to protect her, not really discriminating. Not sure if S.Korea has good samaritan law, but even if they have let’s face it some people react differently to locals and foreigners. Could also be some miscommunication issues there in that chaos (just trying to see the good in people).
@@asianprince8718 in the U.S. there are laws called “Good Samaritan Laws”. The laws protects the person that helps a victim, so if the victim either dies or is hurt while being helped then the victim’s family or the victim themselves can’t sue the person that attempted to help.
This reminded me of the incident in Duisburg during the Love Parade in 2010. It was surprising to me that the number of casualties was so low. In general it was a lot of mismanagement and nobody was held accountable for it. I wish strength for everyone who suffers because of this incident and that they'll still be able to lead their lives with a peaceful mind again one day.
A preventable tragedy. My heart breaks for all those beautiful young people who died such terrifying deaths. May their loved ones somehow find peace in their memories.
If possible do interview in Gujarat as well where bridge collapsed and 135+ were killed. I think this needed urgently 😥. It my request to team 🙏 Thank you
I cannot believe people were laughing & filming the dying victims. What was so funny? I don’t understand. Like even if that dude was drunk, wouldn’t it sober you up if you see all that?
I saw the same thing in some raw footage before it was taken down. In one segment of footage at least one man standing near the struggling mass of trapped victims leaned in with cellphone to get a better picture of a man who was obviously suffocating. Very nearby was a young female victim who was already turning blue & had lost consciousness. The bystander did nothing to try to rescue either of these poor souls. He and his mates chatted away as he captured his souvenir photos! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
So sad that this tragedy should happen anywhere, but particularly in this beautiful country. I hope they can change the policies for street festivals and prevent this ever happening again.
@@asianprince8718 what need to happen and should have happen here is crowd control, limits, better alert system,, and people who don't act stupid ad they did here by encouraging more pushing and shoving. A sign isn't going to do anything people don't listen or pay attention to them and this will happen again because people can't get it. The fact the police assumed it would be fine and make different plans is unprofessional. Once you assume then it can go wrong and it did now they have to answer the family's and friends who lost there loved ones. They didn't even try to help when people called hours before they blew them off and now look 150+dead more can still die if there treatment doesn't work and many hurt.
Similar situation happened in indonesia, if you search "kanjuruhan tragedy" 135+- people died many was young people because of the repressive act from police using tear bomb gas and the door for the access closed. Maybe the situations quite terrible in here. I heard the officiall government make big mistake in this tragedy. Big condolences for victim's family.
@@asianprince8718 what caused it was pushing and shoving many people yelling fo push hard go faster this came from people there. The police put all personal except a few to protect the president, said it would be fine as it always was,ignored emergency calls hours before of a possible crowd crush and the fact there Was already people tripping and on the verge of passing out and the size of the crowd. This could have ended very differently and it didn't cause of stupidity and disregard for people's pleas.
As I commented to another what caused it was pushing and shoving many people yelling fo push hard go faster this came from people there. The police put all personal except a few to protect the president, said it would be fine as it always was,ignored emergency calls hours before of a possible crowd crush and the fact there Was already people tripping and on the verge of passing out and the size of the crowd. This could have ended very differently and it didn't cause of stupidity and disregard for people's pleas.
There is a big difference, that incidents in Indonesia is official event(soccer game), and you fail to disclose this fan go to the field and try to attack the player because they lost,and police responded with tear gas. Alot of people panic and funnels into small entrance. Stop shielding Indonesia fanatic soccer fan, they happily burn car, make riot and even kill rival fans. Itaewon incident basically a stupid incident that is completely avoidable if people stop a little and think. What more sad is people try to find a scapegoat for their actions.
Korea along with many Asian countries priorities in aiding has always been a fail. RIP to those who was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Also to those who attempted to help. I think it might have just been where u were and who u were with that didnt allow u help but I found some other foreigners who aided in where they could in their area. I hope all these foreigners can find mental peace. I can't imagine and having to live there with the traumatic incident.
14:36 I just want to give this angel a big hug. I just want her to realize she is a hero and she has done the best she can that day to save those poor souls.
Few years ago i was in a huge crowd in Varanasi, India. It was the time of Dev Dipawali and thousands of people gathered in Assi ghat, it was jam packed. Leaving the ghat was a challenge cuz of the huge crowd and i felt very scared but nothing bad happened to anybody. That day i realized i would stay away from overly crowded places.
I have a feeling that those people (kids I assume?) who were laughing at the CPR scene are probably haunted by guilt and nightmares now. I hope they are!
Just FYI: the latest guidelines recommend not to do mouth-to-mouth anymore. The time it takes away from doing chest compressions is detrimental to keep the blood flow in active circulation. In case you were unaware, doing chest compressions does not immediately result in blood flowing to the brain, it takes a minute to get it going. So unless you are two people, just keep pumping - there is still enough oxygen in the blood to keep going for a while. And for good measure: a 100 pumps a minute is the minimum, 120 is better. Straighten and stiffen you arms completely and lean directly over the person's chest, or you will not have enough leverage. Compress the chest cavity about 5 to 6 cm and release completely, or the heart cannot decompress enough to fill back up with blood. If you are not sweating you a** off after a few minutes, you're doing it wrong.
It’s not this country- it’s one person who behaves like that. One person. You can’t paint the whole country with the same brush. So if your country has rapists and murderers then I understand your country the same way??
Sending my prayers to the families and friends of those deceased or injured. It's going to be a long emotional road ahead. Also sending care to those who witnessed the incident or are going through trauma because of it. I was there about 5 mins down the main road, and just happened to make the decision not to walk that direction, and take the bus about 5 minutes afterwards. It truly shows how one small decision of which direction to go, and when to go, can be life changing. Stay Safe Everyone
Security problem, this does not happened everyday but remember things change every moment and in every occasion so they must step the game, use megaphone to impose guidelines, a tall crowd security men in every corners and tight spot small alleys, use Drones with built-in megaphones & floodlight for actual monitoring and inter-action with the crowd..
I also experienced some crowd problems while me and fam went on a mid-night shopping stroll here in the Philippines; even you’re not a police or a resident in Divisoria they would had some megaphones in their hands
In the states we have the "Good Samaritan Law", so do many other countries. However, S Korea is one of many countries who still have not adopted it. China recently adopted it. This Law should be globally adopted so everyone can feel safe to help a fellow samaritan in distress as well as give the indication to rescue officers to allow other non- emergency personel to help out in these situations. The World Health Organization needs to push for this so bystanders who witness fellow humans in need of help can do so without feeling they will open themselves up to subsequent legal issues. I wish the best to you Eun in your healing process. You were a victim of circumstance as well in this tragedy, as were so many others. Keep sharing your story, it needs to be told so we can reform government policies all over the world. The entire world needs to Adopt The Good Samaritan law!
I thought that someone is saying that this channel lacks sponsorship so they can't be on youtube but what ? I missed so much. I lucky found it just now while scrolling randomly.
as a korean new zealander, i think this should have been avoided if there were better control or management. many koreans r angry about lack of control and many r angry towards president for being so incompetent. doesnt matter too much bec even before this incident, their views of president were negative anyway. sk should try to avoid this happening again esp man made disaster like sewol sinking. these interviewees been living in korea for yrs and some for over 10 yrs i went to korea for first time in 2011 for two months so i dont remember much and these foreigners live in korea more than me who is ethnically Korean but born overseas. i hope that ppl should try to avoid this incident from happening again and be cautious and safe
4:00 this dude is a clown! I’m not sure why you gave him the platform to talk about this. He’s a clout chaser. He wants to come off as a victim but posted pictures of dead bodies on his story feed the night it happen for click bait then ask for people to be sensitive about the situation.
This was terrible and my heart goes to the victims and survivors deeply affected by trauma. But man... how disconnected from reality do you have to film and laugh at people dying while someone is desperate to help??? And I don't really care about bureaucracies, if during an event with this magnitude where you're letting civilians help why not foreigners? Especially when she was goddamn certified! EMTs could have had extra certified hands... heck any hands...
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Thank you so much for having me.
I have given it a lot of thought as to why I was told I wasn’t allowed to help.
I can speak Korean pretty well, but in such a chaotic situation, things could easily be misunderstood because this is out of my usual day to day use of the language and I may have caused more harm than good.
I don’t know of this is right or wrong, but this is the way I decided to look at it that gives me more peace and feel less guilt and regret for not just helping anyway. At least I could stand by my boyfriend and try to give him as much of my energy to keep going.
Dear Madam,
Thank you for sharing.
I understand you wanted to help, I appreciate your kindness. I hope everything restores.
After the incident, have you walked around areas near Itaewon and seen any improvement?
By the way, is this the person you?
4:09
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Yea, that is me.
I haven’t brought myself to go back yet.
I am taking a break from my work in Itaewon because I’m not in the right mental state to be able to go back and work in a bar again. Hopefully I can sooner rather than later.
Also, just to make it more clear. We were helping a little off the way from where the main area was so I didn’t see any other foreigners performing CPR but they were also holding blankets to cover those who were.
I’m so grateful to everyone, foreigner and Korean, who had the chance to help.
I still don't understand how nationality factors in when it's an issue of life and death. I understand how no government wants to deal with having foreigners get hurt or die in their countries, but that was already happening. Any way, you shouldn't feel guilty because it wasn't your fault. Survivors guilt is a normal human reaction though so I totally get it. Again, I am so sorry. I hope you find peace and healing. I am also so sorry to all those who lost someone or were personally affected by this tragedy.
Your story broke my heart. I am so, so sorry. Thank you for being so brave and sharing. You and your boyfriend did the best you could in the situation.
To the girl trying to help but couldn't: it's not your fault, thank you so much for your compassion and thank you so much for trying to be there for people
That makes no sense tho. The police wanted to protect her from getting sued, right?
But life > getting sued isn't it? Very weird priorities the police got there.
As if someone would sue you, if someone just wanted to save ur life.
I didn't realize that foreigners aren't allowed to help in a disaster. That's too bad. It's interesting to hear that huge crowds were not uncommon but with safety measures and well organized crowd control. I'm so sorry for the families of these victims, especially since it could have all been avoided. Excellent interview and thank you to the interviewees for their concise and thoughtful responses.
@@aos1762 Koreans know how to do the cpr because it’s a part of the education system and also an obligation to learn at elementary or high school.
It absolutely makes no sense. The ability to aid someone in this context should be universal, and they should have no reason to be rejected by whoever told them not to.
CPR is a race against time, not "race" itself. Whoever stopped any foreigners from aiding, ought to be prosecuted.
@@aos1762 how do you sure about that? still there are lots of people who don’t know how to do the cpr. It’s not the matter of the races or nationalities.
@@pokepork7747 They absolutely do not. Yea it's required but after being a teacher here for 3 years I wouldn't trust any of my coworkers to perform cpr on anyone. The dummy couldn't survive their cpr let alone a human
@@monikamalinowski agree, but that doesn’t mean that they know nothing about it. At least they have basic knowledge of cpr.
Me and my wife survived the stampede in Shanghai in 2014, same mistakes and very similar circumstances.
I remember the tremendous amount of pressure we felt in our bodies that new year's eve, I'm a big guy and I felt I could die there. I still try to not think about it.
I couldn't believe when I heard that this happened in Itaewon (been there and I loved it). Resilience to the families of the victims and the ones that survived it.
If this helps to anybody out there... Never get into of a crowd where you can't extend your arms freely, that's a recipe for disaster.
你好，看得懂中文嗎？
你是說上海跨年的踩踏事件跟韓國的很類似嗎？上海那時候是怎麼引起的呢？
@@asianprince8718 Search for Shanghai Stampede here in UA-cam it will pop up. It happened on 31st of December of 2014, a massive crowd was formed in The Bund and many people that wanted to leave got crushed in some stairs, same kind of funneling situation. We were just there being crashed too, nobody noticed the disaster until we watched the news at home, many poor guys and girls were stepped over. I will never forget that feeling, I'm a 2 meter tall guy and I was raised from my feet by the pressure of the mass of people moving like a wave. Awfully painful feeling! Thankfully they changed everything since then and it is not possible to get as many people there anymore. Sad to see this happening once again but in Seoul. Since that happened to me, I see a crowd and I walk in the opposite direction.
Are you referring to what happened at the Bund? I talked about it in Chinese class when I was in Middle School
@@ZenoTee Yes. Interesting, I thought everybody forgot about it. Thankfully Shanghai changed after that day, but it is important to remember it so that similar incidents won't occur ever again. Cheers!
I was going to an international school in Shanghai when this happened. I remember my dad asking me if I wanted to go to the big fireworks event at the bund that night, and I decided I didn't want to go. It was merely on a whim, but to this day I am incredibly glad for making that decision.
I feel so bad for those who has to witness this…
To the girl speaking, I hope you know that you did what you could to help. It’s not your fault at all.
有時候情況很複雜啊
如果你在場你會試著救人吧？其實有時候不去救就真的回天乏術了。
I remember being in Hongdae and seeing people on the phone, hysterically running around, crying, I didn’t know what’s going on. Then my phone got flooded with messages asking if I am okay. Being a nurse, every day I am eaten alive by guilt because I was not there to help.
Were there also a lot of people on the same night in Hongdae?:(
Be kind to yourself !
Thank you for interviewing me. It is truly heartbreaking and horrifying hearing the stories of other members of our community and how we were all affected by this tragedy. I don't know if Itaewon will ever recover, and I hope nothing like this ever happens again.
For anyone local to Seoul, I'm helping organize a charity fundraiser/variety show on Nov 18 to raise money for Itaewon victims and their families. We're partnering with a lot of local businesses in the area, so if you're interested, you can find more info soon on Stand Up Seoul channels.
@@KristenPimley
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY, I THINK ITAEWON WILL RECOVER BUT IT NEEDS TO HAVE MORE SPACE FOR VISITORS SO IT WILL BE SAFE. THEY NEED TO PLAN IT THAT WAY. DO YOU THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN?
Thank you for sharing your story... Its a traumatic time for everyone in Seoul and my heart goes out to all of you there, I think about the victims a lot right now
@@atypicalpinetree4212 Thank you. Everyone here is grieving. I know so many people who were caught in the crowd crush. I left Itaewon at 5:30 PM, but I remember seeing so many families - especially little kids - who were there to celebrate Halloween with their parents. The people who are blaming the victims, saying that they should have known better, or that people would be "drunk and crazy," disgust me. It started in the early evening, the major accident was only around 10:00 PM. I'm sure many people were just trying to take the last subway home. The tragedy was a systemic failure at multiple levels of government.
Thank you for sharing your story. Some of the comments I've seen on this video are making me angry with all this victim blaming. Like are you heartless? Glad you are safe!
The incident that happened in Itaewon is devastatingly tragic. People have lost their lives and some are critically injured. There were also foreigners involved in this that have suffered the same fate. It’s very humbling to hear their perspectives/insights in regards to the whole incident. Although they weren’t among the people directly affected by it, they still have some things to share that would allow people to see them fir who they are. We appreciate your consistency and hard work on this channel, Asian Boss. May God bless you.
Sophia,
We should always remember this case, and not to repeat the same mistake.
New Year Countdown is coming, every popular place should have tight security in order to prevent any tragedy from happening.
In addition, it might be good ideas to celebrate on the peak of mountain when there is fireworks in any holiday.
Thank you for the interviews. What a shame that people are laughing and taking videos while someone is trying to save people's life.
That was horrible I couldn't believe when I hear this it's so sad I never hear nothing like this in my life it could of been their family member, love ones or their close friends how would they felt of they was in the same situation just like the video of the guy was climbing up the side of the building trying to save himself some of them was laughing like idiot's but they their surrounded around the crowd think is normal.
sadly it's very common, you often even learn in first aid courses to get a large clothing or that shiny space blanket in first aid kits/camping equipment to help cover the scene (it's usually used for thermal control) , so crowds can't see and gape and gawk or take photos.
I apologize. I didn't mean to give the impression that all foreigners were not allowed to help. This was solely just my experience of what happened that night. I was told my someone who was probably following the standard protocol whereas other EMTs were allowing the additional help from both Koreans and foreigners alike. I'm so, so grateful that the civilian responders were able to revive some of the victims.
Wishing healing to everyone affected, near and far.
i appreciate you elaborating on this. thank you
@+①④④⓪⑦⓪①③⑧⑥⑦WHATSAPP You're an awful person. Unbelievable.
@@seohn 댁이야말로 편협한 악플러 그자체면서 뭔 헛소리에요.. 하 진짜 한글댓글중에 썩은거 왜이렇게 많은거야..
Gotta be some brain-dead gov. worker - the only excuse I can come up with is, he blocked you from helping others 'cause of legal ramification - korean gov. has been pondering on the issue of people getting sued after they tried to help others in need, such as injuries sustained after performing CPR - but it's just my 2 cents, whatever the reason was, the man who stopped you from helping the victims was just plain moron who has zero skill for sound judgement
My guess is that they were trying to protect you from being held accountable if something went wrong
As a Korean living abroad, I am so grateful for such thoughtful and reasonable people from abroad as those who are interviewed here chose to make their home in Korea, either temporarily or permanently.
외국에 오래 사는 한국인으로서 너무 감사하네요. 이렇게 좋고 멋진 분들이 외국에서 한국에 계시다는게. 너무나 큰 참사에서 영향받은 것에서 회복하실 수 있기를 빕니다. 사려깊은 인터뷰와 사회자 분과 채널 감사합니다.
Japan is #1
11:49 it is hurtful when she says that people were just taking videos and laughing instead of doing help to the victims. 😥😥
I couldn’t believe it. I think I would lose my faith humanity if I witnessed all of that.
Probably very young people who have never experienced loss in their life.
@@strifej1333 but that doesn't justify the lack of empathy literally people were on the ground dying and other ones trying to help, it is not normal no matter how old you are that's horrible
@@strifej1333 Even if you're young, how can you laugh at people dying? That's sociopathic behaviour.
@@cheapandchic89 Just guessing, but prob isolation from real life. Living through the internet and social selfishness.
Thank you to the people who who bravely spoke during this interview. We greatly appreciate hearing your stories during this difficult time. 🙏
Great selection of interviewees who can express their ideas & feelings of this tragic incident.
I love all of them. Their thoughts and feelings were articulated eloquently.
An so was the interviewer. Good job Asian Boss👍
Thank you to Asian boss and especially all these people for sharing their stories, tears and feelings with us. We appreciate you!
I didn’t know foreigners couldn’t help. But there was a Pakistani nurse that did provide CPR in which he saved 4 people.🙏🏼
A hero ❤️ bless his heart
@@sarroumarbeu6810 thankfully he disregarded that he was a foreigner and he helped to save lives instead.🙏🏼
I'm so glad you guys did the interview the way you did. I have so many thoughts but I still don't know quite what to say. I guess I'll say Thank you to the ones who tried to help in any way and Thank you Asian Boss.
Thank you for respecting those publicly grieving by not ambushing them with unexpected mics in their faces.
but i thought there was some foreigners that did help and do cpr, maybe the people she asked didn't let her, but others were just allowing it out of desperation? its really sad she experienced that, which may cause her to feel even more guilt
There was the Pakistani guy who saved few lives as well as the American soldiers.
This was a wonderful interview, the reporter was not seeking to sensationalise the victims' suffering. As a foreigner who lived in Itaewon for many years, this was, and still is, very upsetting. Itaewon was a home to all foreigners and minorities, and we met there so many times. My heart breaks for everyone who has been affected by this tragedy. Thank you to those who tried to help! My deepest condolences to the victims' families, may your loved ones rest in peace 😢
If anything positive can be gained through the sacrifices made by the victims of this terrible tragedy it could be to learn the best way possible to prevent this tragedy from repeating itself.
We shouldn't let those who died do so in vain but should instead learn how to save more lives by preventing this from ever happening again and to take the steps to safeguard the public by providing better crowd control through the narrow alleyways where this occurred and especially that specific alleyway in particular. Even someone simply directing the traffic flow and limiting the number of pedestrians entering the alley until it has cleared could prevent another tragedy like this from occurring or better yet just reroute foot traffic away from that specific alleyway entirely as we now know from terrible experience that it cannot safely support the volume of foot traffic it received.
Another step that can be taken is to require prepaid admission to the event and sell only a limited number of admission tickets so as to keep the total number of attendees at any given time within safe limits. Doing so would prevent the crowds from growing to unmanageable and as a result unsafe conditions.
God bless the families who lost loved ones in Itaewon. I feel bad because I traveled all throughout Asia and when I hear stories like this it fills me with sadness because I know people just wanted to have a great day and then tragedy strikes
74...
I feel you. Tragedy could happen unexpectedly, just like air plane crash.
We travel when tragedies happen, so we should prepare as much as we can to enjoy very safe trip. Car accidents happen too, could be fetal, but we drive, so we should learn our lesson to avoid car crash.
May I ask what Asian countries have you been to? Thanks
How can God bless them? Can those return the dead people's lives back??
Why didn't god bless the dying one and save them?
@@maanobitaam5648 o just stop they were being nice so why hell would you question that no normal person will ever do that.
Regarding 20:11, I feel this so much. I’m not Korean and I live thousands of miles away, but because I’ve been to Korea and specifically Itaewon many many times and I have many fond memories from there, this tragedy hurts my heart so much. To see such devastating pain and loss amidst the backdrop of places that call to mind happy times is just so so painful. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. And I don’t even know if I have a right to feel this way.
I feel similarly. Have been in Seoul in 2017 for half a year for studies and Itaewon was our go-to place for clubbing and bar hopping etc.
The images just don't let me go and the certain thought, that I would have been there too, if I had been in Korea again bcs I always wanted to go to Itaewon on Halloween (have never witnessed it since I was there in Spring/Summer).
Thankfully, the people I know who still live in Seoul are safe.
And then I feel bad for even having those thoughts, since I was ultimately not affected with loss personally through this tragedy.
But the images just don't let me go, and I keep seeing them, desperately wanting to go into them and help somehow. And then I feel bad for seeing the videos in the first place bcs these people, many of them died or got hurt.
I think I might be feeling some type of survivors guilt, which is ridiculous since I was not even in the country. And I feel bad for that as well.
It has been over a week and my heart is just not at peace.
@@pattypat1266 I just want to give you a (virtual) hug 🫂. I totally get feeling bad about feeling bad about this tragedy. Doesn’t it feel like we don’t have a right to these feelings? At least that’s how I feel.
I attended an online processing session organised by UC Irvine about the Itaewon tragedy and I raised the question of whether or not I had a right to feel this way about this tragedy. One of the panelists, a Korean psychologist, said that this pain is valid too, because this pain that we feel comes from a place of empathy and love. That made me feel a little better, and I hope that it helps you as well.
The entire world is sharing in the pain of those who call this place home for it is thanks to the internet and global reporting of the news media that all the world bore witness to the tragic events of that night. I can only imagine the pain and anguish of those who lost loved ones is going to feel like when the first anniversary of this terrible tragedy comes to pass.
Perhaps maybe someone will create a permanent memorial to those 156 plus people who lost their lives on that awful night? It's such a shame that so many young lives full of potential were cut so tragically short just by doing nothing more than having the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the worst possible time.
This is how this channel will continue to grow exponentially. Through an empathetic and sensitive lens and not in the spirit of sensationalizing, Asian Boss stays giving top tier, reliable and quality centered content…keep it up guys 👏🏾 💯
I appreciate Asian Boss a lot. Content with a conscience. Information that helps us understand what we are doing right and wrong so we can try building a better future.
Haley,
I think this story tells us that we should not approach alleyway when too crowded, not only holidays but when many people gather around.
It is insane that foreigners cannot render aid to Koreans. I do not think I could live with myself if I did not help out. I guess I would just have to risk offending some politician and/or police official.
And there are American soldiers who helped CPR to the people at the site. I wonder how she got rejected for doing it.
@@cherry-b8p you can very easily get sued in korea for touching a stranger's body. She is a foreigner, so at a disadvantage in any court situation. She had the RIGHT to help those people but at that time her boyfriend (I suppose) chose to protect her in case someone she helped would sue her and told her not to perform CPR. Sounds crazy, but korea is kinda known for never applying the good samaritan law and blaming people who helped.
You have every right to help, be it cpr or pulling the people away from the crowd. No one should reject a helping hand just because of race🙄
It's idiotic. When a tragic even happens anyone that wants to help should. Your mot looking at someone whose Korean, Chinese, American whereecer your from your looking a a human being who's life is at risk. By stopping them when it takes alot for a person to put emotions aside to help you should ok don't stop them and every second you do a victims life. Can be taken. If it's true they stopped them shame on them
@@bellaswan1459 I know people who were in serious accidents and while awaiting help people came over to talk to them and hold their hands. Sometimes just keeping the person's spirits up during bad events does more to help the injured to stay alive.
I saw an interview here on yt about an Pakistani guy who is a nurse in his home country. he was on vacation here meeting his brother and he did cpr on several victims. he says he saved 4 people but it's hunted now by the voices of people asking for help
@Rose Ann can someone send me the video?
Why would the police stop someone from doing CPR just because they are not local??? Is there a difference??? Smh.
Because they themselves have rules of engagement. Men undressing and touching the female body. History of legal cases. This is another reason for so many girls/women died. Heard this mentioned by an official there. 😳
I believe South Korea does not have a Good Samaritan or similar act that provides protection for those who help people in danger.
@@harlee2191 I watched a Korean channel DKDKTV and they mentioned about the need to partially undress the women before doing CPR. People were looking for ladies to do CPR on them. Even the certified EMT were doing the same. I thought that saving of lives is more important at such a critical moment. Perhaps this was one of the reasons that more women lost their lives. RIP to all the young lives lost and speedy recovery to the many injured.
@@emilyl1094 let this be a reminder that the sexualisation and objectification of womens bodies is quite literally deadly and is proven time and time again…
rest in peace to all the victims.
@@ceebeegeebee This is not true. Korea currently does have a Good Samaritan statute that protects people providing aid in emergency situations from both civil and criminal liabilities.
Hope they can get through the trauma 🙏
This is the kind of media we deserve to see. These people have been through it. Thank you for doing this story justice. 🙏🏼
Actually the capital Seoul is one of the most densely populated city in the world and Itaewon has lots of narrow streets and used to have huge people with foreigners especially in the holiday season. I hope this stempede accident would be the first and also the last at the same time.
Are you sure?
I have been to Seoul and its most crowded place which is Gangnam district, it's crowded but not that densely populated as New York, where I have also been to.
I would say the place where I am now is much more densely populated, I live in Taiwan.
@@asianprince8718 According to the World population review, Seoul, this megacity is the largest city proper in the developed world and the Seoul Capital Area is the second largest metropolitan in the world with more than 25.6 million people. Seoul's population density is almost twice that of New York City, four times higher than Los Angeles and eight times higher than the density of Rome.
I heard somewhere that the Korean govt has plans to move the country's capital down south, partly bcoz Seoul is too close to the DMZ (only 50km). This is for security reasons, but I believe it will help lessen the cost and social pressure of living in Seoul as well.
@@HienLe-eg6xs
Sorry didn't get your meaning?
You mean probably Busan being named new capital ?
@@asianprince8718 I think not Busan but Sejong city. However, considering the current status of Seoul as an international hub and also the economical and political heart of Korea, it would be hard to move the capital.
That's horrible that people were laughing. Some people have no humanity or empathy.
I doubt the laughing people knew what is actually going on. Also most of them were probably drunk. So I would not value these people because of laughing at all.
That has nothing to do with un-humanity, until you willingly enjoy seeing people dying. You can't tell until they say so.
Thank you for this. A very moving tribute and explanation of what happened. I have been in dangerously large and dense crowds when I lived in New York City and where I now live in Tbilisi Georgia. When I notice such a thick dangerous crowd has formed I immediately seek a way out, which can take a while. Whatever was the reason for the gathering no longer matters. An ill placed firecracker or some other small trigger can bring terrible devastation. The sorrow of this event is palpable. The families of those involved are in my prayers.
Insane that they didn’t allow her to help because she’s not korean. INSANE!!!!!
What happened in Seoul that day is such a devastating reminder that this can easily happen essentially anywhere. Hong Kong also makes the biggest fuss about Halloween celebrations but its one saving grace to some extent is how heavy patrol over here is. Having been to Itaewon, so many times before this is truly heartbreaking. I hope Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration did and is still doing all in their power to help the bereaved families of this extremely sad tragedy…damn.
i was wondering why they did not have the foresight to employ crowd control. If the crowd was getting bigger and bigger by the day that precedded the incident, they should have increased patrol and striclty monitoried crowd traffic. Christmas and New Year is coming up, they better not make the same mistake twice.
Lkf in hk really does go above and beyond in their crowed management after the crowed crush on New Years in the early 90’s
That poor girl, imagine seeing people dying and can’t save them, you would think a tragedy like this the police would want anyone who could help. 😢
Same thoughts. Same on those Korean police! I hope the government watches this video!!
Asian Boss comes through again with outstanding interviews.
Outstanding? This is as sensationalist as CNN. They just care about money.
💯agreed - demonstrating a high degree of emphaty.
Kudos to Asian Boss💐
Hell no they turned horrible incident into anti Korea hate.
i find it absolutely bizarre that if you're a foreigner you can't help in saving somebody's life? i've never heard of that before and i don't understand how it's different from a foreigner to a native helping someone.
perhaps it's the fact that there might be some kind of miscommunication going on and that it could cause more damage? I think I have heard this policy about another country, but I can't remember what
@@rabbitazteca23 oh that kind of makes sense actually. still, it’s pretty sad that it happens.
@@rabbitazteca23 always apologists for stupid rules
Thank you as usual for a sensitive and compassionate video. Truly Heartbreaking.
Absolutely heartbreaking. Such a tragedy. Don't understand what is wrong with people taking videos and laughing??? I just don't understand the world we live in anymore. There's no compassion whatsoever with some people.
There was videos that could be heard laughing when stampede happened?
@@asianprince8718 Apparently, the one girl that was being interviewed in this video said that while her boyfriend was giving CPR, there were people watching him, taking a video and laughing while on the phone with a friend. Unbelievable!
@@asianprince8718 try look on UA-cam it's everywhere, even the lady said so. Some other guy make tiktok video during the crowd push.
I am truly disappointed and disgusted with the way people think and behave in situations like this nowadays. There is no excuse, be it race or upbringing, for them to react and handle the accident in such a disheartened way. I honestly think that humanity as a whole is going down the drain with the toxicity it carries. May the victims rest in peace and their family and friends find one💔.
Yes indeed. There's also this comment that suggested "not appreciating" Ms Sahra's desperation to help when the victims were strangers and not her family!😳😟 whatever happened to humanity. My heart and prayers go the victims' families💔
You never went to korea didnt u? Its very normal that as a foreigner... you get treated differently.
Southkorea have mostly conservative citizens.. with old thinking. Thats why the right wing is very strong. So yea.. we all know right people don't like foreigner and they focus on themself and not think about others.
I know its 2022 and this way of thinking doesnt work anymore. But thats the reality.
@@samysdeferIt doesn't matter whether I went to Korea or not. I know how things are there from people's shared stories and experiences. Stop normalizing this bs "they're foreigners, it's how it is", this is exactly why people behave like brainless idiots in situations like these. It still isn't normal to not help someone in need, it's simply not humanly. Tbh this toxic thinking and behavior has been in Asia for a long time it's vastly known, people should learn that once and for all that being different is not a bad thing, to learn that race does not determine your character. The only problem that "this way of thinking" doesn't work is because people nowadays don't value human life, they simply think the worst of everything different from them, as we can see in these people's shared stories in the interview. Exactly because it's 2022 people need to fcking wake up and see the truth. That's the real reality.
It’s sad that such an incident happened in Itaewon. Being a foreigner & stayed in Korea before, I know the places for people to walk is quite small in Itaewon. + some videos online showed that the police allowed some foreigners to help.
The story from the lady trying to perform CPR but was not allowed, breaks me a little. I can feel the pain in her words.
Great interviews to this very sad tragic disaster . Made me tearful .
You were asked not to perform CPR because you are a "foreigner?" That is very sad to me, unbelievable.
This is insane, I was in Itaewon in early October, I never would've imagined this
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Usually, is Itaewon crowded ?
@@asianprince8718 I live in Busan, but I was in Itaewon the weekend before the 29th. I've been to Itaewon a few times and yes, I would say it is usually very crowded on weekends. Even the Saturday before the tragedy, it was packed, I remember it'd take so long to move around. And the main issue is that its just narrow alleyways, it feels quite claustrophobic tbh. It gives me chills thinking that I was smoking in that exact alleyway, by the E Mart 24, just a week before. Just surreal, and immensely sad.
@@taeshain2026
It could be dangerous to ride motorcycle in alleyway, it could lead to car accidents. It happens a lot in my place.
I lived in itaewon for 2 years. I miss it dearly. My heart goes out to everyone.
Thank you Asian Boss for this video. And thanks to all who were interviewed - it could not have been easy but I think it's important for those of us who live worlds away to better understand what happened during that tragic night.
There must have been miscommunication as to whether they allowed foreigners to do CPR, no matter who you are, most in the scene helped each other and even some foreigners who saved many lives are being highlighted as a hero on Korean official media. (Just so you don’t get it wrong)
seems like most of the foreigners that were allowed to help were from the military or has medical license, still Ig there were really some miscommunication
@@vldt5934 Yeah, I'm trying to look everywhere for anything on this because I've never heard about this in all the research I've done on South Korea, and nothing comes up. I bet it was "you don't have credentials, you might make things worse" type of thing.
@@VolkmasterBlood I'm a former IDF combat medic with experience as an EMT. I was told I couldn't help since I'm foreign. I left the scene and went home and later saw clips of people asking random boys and girls in their teens to help perform CPR with some stepping forward and helping. It's very strange.
@@phatphil7836 maybe you were there earlier? Could it be that it became more desperate later on? In crises things change within minutes
@@csy897 There were a lot more people laying on the pavement than there were people helping them. Some were totally unattended. When seconds counted, help was minutes away for them. I would've gladly helped but apparently the concern about Jewish germs superseded the concern about oxygen deprivation to the brain and other organs of the body of those needing help. Granted, most of them were probably beyond saving, but I still don't understand it.
In the meantime, my Korean national health insurance coverage expired while waiting on my visa renewal so I'm going to have to fly to Israel for treatment of my injuries which will effectively cancel my visa renewal. This has been a total mess all around.
I was there. Terrifying stuff. Had I been a hundred feet further down the road I could've been caught up in it. RIP to all the innocent lives lost.
Very well done interviews, thank you to the interviewer and those who told their stories.
I'm an American citizen that was injured in Itaewon. Korean hospitals have refused to provide medical treatment, so I'm going to fly to the Philippines on Sunday night to get hip and foot x-rays on Monday.
Phil,
Hi, how are you doing?
I am glad you made it out alive. As someone who enjoys travel, I would like to ask you how do you deal with injuries that you had in Itaewon?
Was it bleeding so bad?
It baffled me that the hospital refused to treat. Did you forget to bring something so they couldn't treat you? Or any other specific reason?
If you want to go another country for treatment, why not Taiwan or Japan, they are close to where you are now.
@@asianprince8718 There was no bleeding. Just injuries to both feet which I believe are stress fractures along with some sort of injury to my right hip joint. They asked for my national health insurance card, which foreigners aren't allowed to have for the first six months in Korea, and couldn't treat me because I'm uninsured. I contacted a hospital in Manila and they said I could pay out of pocket. I thought about flying to Israel since I'd receive free treatment there, but the airfare is higher and it would take longer to make the round trip and I'm on a sensitive time schedule.
@@phatphil7836 Hello,
You’re always welcome here in the Philippines and we would allow you to help even some bunch of mofos weren’t helping and we woulda help ya ❤
By the way, are you okay? Have u still experienced body pain and also anxiety?
@@misslangleysoryuisiconic Thank you so much for the warm welcome and hospitality. I'm fine. Just some chronic physical pain but no anxiety or mental pain. I look forward to visiting your wonderful country. ❤
What do you mean refused treatment, even pay first policy hospital like Indonesia let you be treated as long as you paid first. Never heard hospital refuse care because they not citizens of the country.
My heart and prayers go out to all those affected.❤🙏❤
It's been a year since this and I'm here to emotionally support the survivors.
Hello from England, my condolences to everyone who's been affected by this tragic disaster. 🙏
I was in Itaewon at Halloween a few years ago, and even though I wasn't at the incident, it really really shocked me because it brought back memories and made me think what would have happened if I was there. 😢
@@brandon3872
I have been to Korea, but I haven't visited Itaewon yet. Do you know what makes a lot of people want to go there?
Speaking of UK, I would like to go there for New Year Countdown if I could. Do you think it is safe there that it has tight security to prevent stampede from happening?
Thanks.
@@asianprince8718 Hello, a lot of people visit Itaewon because it's a mixture of cultures. There's food from all around the world, and foreigners who live in Korea come because it makes them feel at home. Koreans come to experience new things. Thanks for thinking about visiting the UK at New Year. It's a really big celebration here, especially in Scotland. To see the fireworks display in London people have to buy tickets, and the security is very good there. The main concern is people often get drunk at new year, so be careful of drunk people. Most people have a great time here at new year.
It was wildly impressive to see that every foreigner felt so solemnly and feels like they are one with their neighbors and are grieving what is a serious tragedy and trauma. I had no idea what the aftermath would be like and this is truly so soul crushing. I can’t imagine watching my boyfriend covered in blood giving CPR. I know she’s commented here but she doesn’t need to apologize for what she said about not being allowed. Her experience is hers and hers to process alone. I was also so shocked at how the older white man who is the teacher had such respectful Korean mannerisms. Looking down out to honor his words and sadness. I don’t know a lot about foreign life or korea or that there were so many people from the US etc in this area. I am so curious as to the reasons why people are over in Korea (what jobs they followed there, if they moved for a partner, etc). It’s a beautiful place and there seems to be a sense of strong community. I hope everyone can get through this and I’m so sorry to anyone who lost a friend.
This was beautifully done and I appreciate it. I have seen itaewan in k dramas. And even with only that connection, I was devastated. So I can only imagine the feelings of those who live and work and play in itaewan. ♥️♥️♥️♥️
I'm impressed with the gentleman who has been living in South Korea for 20 years! I'd take advice from him. Thanks for sharing their interviews.
The big question is: if the government shut down the streets the week before for the Itaewon Global Village Festival... why was there no crowd management, no safety precautions, almost no police... for Halloween, also like previous years? why?
Exactly.
They put ever availed person except a small number to protect t the president cause they assumed it would be fine. This came from there own statement until they backpeddled and then said no one was to blame not the police or people there. Sorry but they all should be fired and replaced you took the life of Thousands for one person when both could have had protection needed. When a officer starts assuming things then that officer needs to be retrained or fired you should never ever assume it's ok and always assume the worst even if it turns out that it wasn't dangerous cause that's how mistakes happen like here.
I went on the day of Itaewon Global Village Festival. Crowds were jam-packed too but there was a crowd management. What really helped the Global Village Festival event was the main street road was closed but from What I can see, the Halloween event on Saturday was an unexpected crowd surged. What really surprised me is that, I didn’t know police stations got several calls from people about the unmanageable crowd surge
You gonna send 400 police every weekend? There is a different between official events and just another night. Mcdonald's near my workspace jam pack with parent every weekend, we need to send 4 police to crowds control a single McDonald? Or people just used their brain a little?
@@anubizz3 Halloween is a huge event. You are just looking for attention, please nobody bother answering him, just another troll without a life.
I would recommend that foreigners get cpr training done in a korean facility. You will be able to show your cpr license. It should help to have one especially if you teach or plan on living in Korea long term
You don't need or should even need to show anything or do it in a certian place. A emergency is litterly life and death by wasting time people die.
@@bellaswan1459 If done incorrectly the situation could be exacerbated. So having at least some training is essential.
@@rjlee-cc4xy true that. Cardiac arrest is a serious emergency and sometimes when a person was saved from resuscitation, there is also some possibility of neurological disorder. 150 died because of lack of CPR correspondent….I’ve captured a video where 3 paramedics were so distracted instead of focusing on 30 counts of compression. I’ve sent a video from my other nursing classmates back in the US. They told me they did something wrong with the CPR
Thank you for all the stories ♥️
For those wondering why foreigners aren't allowed to help, I'm not 100% sure on this but I heard there is history of legal cases where if that person is a foreigner, it is much more difficult to deal with. And in Korea person doing CPR could be held responsible for the result, and if the person you CPRed or their family sues you due to bad result, that would be tons to go through. However, I still think the police should have been flexible on this as this was a huge disaster and can be treated as exception. I totally understand that not allowing foreigners to CPR is stupid
However the foreigner in the interview was a woman. And it wasn't time to argue about that because the situation was serious. And if you look at a lot of news foreign men there also did CPR and helped.
@@Unknown-un5pu I understand. Like I said, it doesn't happen often and I'm sure 99.9% of foreigners would've helped. That's the problem with rules; sometimes the lack of flexibility can hurt rather than help as they are being enforced
Some koreans policy are institutionally racist. There I've said it
@@Aeybiseediy As a Korean, it's hard to argue against it. I think there are still many Koreans who are rude to foreigners, and while there are rapid changes in perceptions with more and more foreign TV stars, it will take some time. Just like their economics, Korea is undergoing rapid societal and mentality changes and there's particularly lots of changes among the MZs. I really hope our and next generations can make a difference so that foreigners can truly feel welcomed. Just know that there are many of us willing to make that happen
Please stop!!! I get so tired of someone coming in and trying to make excuses to make it make sense. It was people on the street dying!!!! Whether she's a foreigner or not, if she has the capability and the know how of CPR, why not let her help???? This is the issue with Korea. Because she's foreign?? When there are disasters that happen here in America, do you think we're worrying about the color of your skin, or that you're a foreigner?? It's all about savings lives. She wanted to help, and who knows, she could have saved someone, but the racist ignorance in the country is so damn appalling!!
You can’t touch anyone because your a foreigner ?! You should be able to help anyone and everyone. Don’t stop people from helping each other!! WTF !!!And people taking videos laughing ? What’s wrong with people ?! That has to be so hard on people that survived and experience the trama now! My heart goes out to them ! Hope they are able to get therapy after experiencing such a tragedy ! God Bless all the families and friends of the lost loved ones !
I would't judge them too fast. They could be traumatized already by the incident. Or they didn't understand the situation.. since korea is a very safe place to life in general, many people are very naive in my experience. I doubt they enjoyed seeing people die.
Possibly bystander syndrome
It's easy to forget there's over 2.5 million non-Korean (non-citizens) immigrants living and working in South Korea, and over 150, 000 are American!
Great video!
My heart goes out to Korea--my wife's birthplace. Stampedes can happen in any country. And as a traveler, I've been in countries where tragic stampedes marred public festivities. It is best to look for signs of an impending stampede--large crowds, roiling masses of bodies--and remove yourself from any potential danger. I was just in Mexico City for Day of the Dead and there were instances where crowds got quite large. That's when I left--for the edges, for a terrace, for a taxi cab.
Im incredibly grateful for hearing your raw experiences, emotions and thought. It has helped me. My thoughts are with you and all effected by 29/10/22. ❤
Actually, four Russian girls were killed among the crowd ...
It’s heartbreaking that they wouldnt let her help with cpr but i think whoever told her that was probably only trying to protect her, not really discriminating. Not sure if S.Korea has good samaritan law, but even if they have let’s face it some people react differently to locals and foreigners. Could also be some miscommunication issues there in that chaos (just trying to see the good in people).
Hana...
Sorry there is confusion.
Do you mean a rescuer doing CPR might risk his life in getting injured ?
@@asianprince8718 in the U.S. there are laws called “Good Samaritan Laws”. The laws protects the person that helps a victim, so if the victim either dies or is hurt while being helped then the victim’s family or the victim themselves can’t sue the person that attempted to help.
@@asianprince8718 nope, totally not that.
And i’m not gonna attempt to further explain as my comment isn’t intended for any kind of debate.
@@farahhana9785
I got it. Thank you for clarifying. I misunderstood the sentences. I was trying to understand only. Thanks.
thank you the interview and sharing these stories. I hope everyone is doing well and taking it day by day
This reminded me of the incident in Duisburg during the Love Parade in 2010. It was surprising to me that the number of casualties was so low. In general it was a lot of mismanagement and nobody was held accountable for it.
I wish strength for everyone who suffers because of this incident and that they'll still be able to lead their lives with a peaceful mind again one day.
A preventable tragedy. My heart breaks for all those beautiful young people who died such terrifying deaths. May their loved ones somehow find peace in their memories.
If possible do interview in Gujarat as well where bridge collapsed and 135+ were killed. I think this needed urgently 😥.
It my request to team 🙏 Thank you
I cannot believe people were laughing & filming the dying victims. What was so funny? I don’t understand. Like even if that dude was drunk, wouldn’t it sober you up if you see all that?
I saw the same thing in some raw footage before it was taken down. In one segment of footage at least one man standing near the struggling mass of trapped victims leaned in with cellphone to get a better picture of a man who was obviously suffocating. Very nearby was a young female victim who was already turning blue & had lost consciousness. The bystander did nothing to try to rescue either of these poor souls. He and his mates chatted away as he captured his souvenir photos! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Omg really have no word for that
Pray for those who are affected
We’re here for you bro
So sad that this tragedy should happen anywhere, but particularly in this beautiful country. I hope they can change the policies for street festivals and prevent this ever happening again.
I think they should put a sign like "do not enter" in front of every alleyway to prevent tragedy from happening, when there is a festival.
@@asianprince8718 what need to happen and should have happen here is crowd control, limits, better alert system,, and people who don't act stupid ad they did here by encouraging more pushing and shoving. A sign isn't going to do anything people don't listen or pay attention to them and this will happen again because people can't get it. The fact the police assumed it would be fine and make different plans is unprofessional. Once you assume then it can go wrong and it did now they have to answer the family's and friends who lost there loved ones. They didn't even try to help when people called hours before they blew them off and now look 150+dead more can still die if there treatment doesn't work and many hurt.
Similar situation happened in indonesia, if you search "kanjuruhan tragedy" 135+- people died many was young people because of the repressive act from police using tear bomb gas and the door for the access closed. Maybe the situations quite terrible in here. I heard the officiall government make big mistake in this tragedy. Big condolences for victim's family.
I don't really know what caused this tragedy, they are probably investigating now.
Are you from Indonesia ?
@@asianprince8718 what caused it was pushing and shoving many people yelling fo push hard go faster this came from people there. The police put all personal except a few to protect the president, said it would be fine as it always was,ignored emergency calls hours before of a possible crowd crush and the fact there Was already people tripping and on the verge of passing out and the size of the crowd. This could have ended very differently and it didn't cause of stupidity and disregard for people's pleas.
As I commented to another what caused it was pushing and shoving many people yelling fo push hard go faster this came from people there. The police put all personal except a few to protect the president, said it would be fine as it always was,ignored emergency calls hours before of a possible crowd crush and the fact there Was already people tripping and on the verge of passing out and the size of the crowd. This could have ended very differently and it didn't cause of stupidity and disregard for people's pleas.
It is ve~~~~~~~~~~ry different situation but have same huge number of victims.
There is a big difference, that incidents in Indonesia is official event(soccer game), and you fail to disclose this fan go to the field and try to attack the player because they lost,and police responded with tear gas.
Alot of people panic and funnels into small entrance. Stop shielding Indonesia fanatic soccer fan, they happily burn car, make riot and even kill rival fans.
Itaewon incident basically a stupid incident that is completely avoidable if people stop a little and think. What more sad is people try to find a scapegoat for their actions.
Very good reporting on the sad situation, thank you
"people taking videos and laughing anyways", the saddest state a society that's already enamored by status can go to. What next??
Yeah as someone who was there, this comment section is insufferable actually 🙃
stay strong to all the affected 🥹
Korea along with many Asian countries priorities in aiding has always been a fail. RIP to those who was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Also to those who attempted to help. I think it might have just been where u were and who u were with that didnt allow u help but I found some other foreigners who aided in where they could in their area. I hope all these foreigners can find mental peace. I can't imagine and having to live there with the traumatic incident.
14:36 I just want to give this angel a big hug. I just want her to realize she is a hero and she has done the best she can that day to save those poor souls.
Thank you for not sensationalizing the interview out of respect to all victims🙏🕯
Few years ago i was in a huge crowd in Varanasi, India. It was the time of Dev Dipawali and thousands of people gathered in Assi ghat, it was jam packed. Leaving the ghat was a challenge cuz of the huge crowd and i felt very scared but nothing bad happened to anybody. That day i realized i would stay away from overly crowded places.
New CPR and First Aid states mouth to mouth is no longer advised. I would suggest people remain up to date in CPR.
I have a feeling that those people (kids I assume?) who were laughing at the CPR scene are probably haunted by guilt and nightmares now. I hope they are!
Just FYI: the latest guidelines recommend not to do mouth-to-mouth anymore. The time it takes away from doing chest compressions is detrimental to keep the blood flow in active circulation.
In case you were unaware, doing chest compressions does not immediately result in blood flowing to the brain, it takes a minute to get it going.
So unless you are two people, just keep pumping - there is still enough oxygen in the blood to keep going for a while.
And for good measure: a 100 pumps a minute is the minimum, 120 is better.
Straighten and stiffen you arms completely and lean directly over the person's chest, or you will not have enough leverage. Compress the chest cavity about 5 to 6 cm and release completely, or the heart cannot decompress enough to fill back up with blood.
If you are not sweating you a** off after a few minutes, you're doing it wrong.
who would laugh to your fellow citizen whos dying :( now i understood this country ...
It’s not this country- it’s one person who behaves like that. One person. You can’t paint the whole country with the same brush. So if your country has rapists and murderers then I understand your country the same way??
Sending my prayers to the families and friends of those deceased or injured. It's going to be a long emotional road ahead. Also sending care to those who witnessed the incident or are going through trauma because of it. I was there about 5 mins down the main road, and just happened to make the decision not to walk that direction, and take the bus about 5 minutes afterwards. It truly shows how one small decision of which direction to go, and when to go, can be life changing. Stay Safe Everyone
As a foreigner in korea, itaewon is our home away from home we can meet others like us and not struggle in korean society for a few hours.
Why do you feel struggled in Korean society?
In Itaewon, most people and restaurants there are non-Korean?
@@asianprince8718 korean society can be extremely suffocating
@@sk8aintstr813 just like rest of the world.
@@loveaintfree1409 not quite. Some are more than others
Security problem, this does not happened everyday but remember things change every moment and in every occasion so they must step the game, use megaphone to impose guidelines, a tall crowd security men in every corners and tight spot small alleys, use Drones with built-in megaphones & floodlight for actual monitoring and inter-action with the crowd..
I also experienced some crowd problems while me and fam went on a mid-night shopping stroll here in the Philippines; even you’re not a police or a resident in Divisoria they would had some megaphones in their hands
In the states we have the "Good Samaritan Law", so do many other countries. However, S Korea is one of many countries who still have not adopted it. China recently adopted it. This Law should be globally adopted so everyone can feel safe to help a fellow samaritan in distress as well as give the indication to rescue officers to allow other non- emergency personel to help out in these situations. The World Health Organization needs to push for this so bystanders who witness fellow humans in need of help can do so without feeling they will open themselves up to subsequent legal issues. I wish the best to you Eun in your healing process. You were a victim of circumstance as well in this tragedy, as were so many others. Keep sharing your story, it needs to be told so we can reform government policies all over the world. The entire world needs to Adopt The Good Samaritan law!
I thought that someone is saying that this channel lacks sponsorship so they can't be on youtube but what ? I missed so much. I lucky found it just now while scrolling randomly.
Thank you for sharing this video. My heart goes out to the families of the victims of this tragedy.
How comes she wasn't allowed to do CPR because she was foreigner?
Having to do mouth to mouth during CPR is old news. You don’t do that anymore.
as a korean new zealander, i think this should have been avoided if there were better control or management. many koreans r angry about lack of control and many r angry towards president for being so incompetent. doesnt matter too much bec even before this incident, their views of president were negative anyway. sk should try to avoid this happening again esp man made disaster like sewol sinking. these interviewees been living in korea for yrs and some for over 10 yrs
i went to korea for first time in 2011 for two months so i dont remember much and these foreigners live in korea more than me who is ethnically Korean but born overseas. i hope that ppl should try to avoid this incident from happening again and be cautious and safe
11:50 people were taking videos and laughing, instead of helping. That's wtf is wrong with this world right now..
Thanks for this sensitive and profound video
4:00 this dude is a clown! I’m not sure why you gave him the platform to talk about this. He’s a clout chaser. He wants to come off as a victim but posted pictures of dead bodies on his story feed the night it happen for click bait then ask for people to be sensitive about the situation.
Yeah he is on Tiktok all the time chasing clout. Can’t even believe they didn’t do their research being him on
Exactly
This was terrible and my heart goes to the victims and survivors deeply affected by trauma.
But man... how disconnected from reality do you have to film and laugh at people dying while someone is desperate to help??? And I don't really care about bureaucracies, if during an event with this magnitude where you're letting civilians help why not foreigners? Especially when she was goddamn certified! EMTs could have had extra certified hands... heck any hands...