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Rabat – A social media user has taken to Twitter to express their thanks and gratitude to Moroccans who have saved them from a stampede that took place during Halloween celebrations in South Korea last week.
“If it weren’t for the Moroccans who pulled me up from the ground, I might have been crushed to death,” tweeted a survivor in Japanese. “I cried when I was able to reunite with my friends who had been separated from me,” they added.
The tragedy took place on the evening of October 29 in the capital city of Seoul, claiming the lives of 156 people and leaving 149 injured.
The crowd surge occurred as thousands of people poured into narrow streets in the district of Itaewon for Halloween festivities. “Someone fell in the narrow alley triggering a stampede in the crowd and people piled on top of each other,” South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.
King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolence to South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-Yeol expressing his condolences and “sincere compassion” for the families and loved ones of the victims. The Moroccan monarch also wished a speedy recovery to the injured people.
The Moroccan embassy in Seoul announced on Sunday that no Moroccans were identified among the victims of the Saturday night’s horrific crush.
“The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Seoul announces to all members of the Moroccan community in the Republic of Korea that it is in permanent contact with the country’s authorities and that no Moroccan is among the victims,” the statement reads.
South Korea’s president declared a national period of mourning over the tragedy, stressing that the country needs to determine the cause of the stampede to avoid such incidents in the future.
