 Seoul.co reported: 'Four to five citizens clinging to each patient on the [...] site, rubbing their limbs, wiping blood, and helping to expand the airway so that they do not choke. "Two or three incumbent doctors, nurses, and ordinary citizens took turns per patient, and continued CPR relay and rescue activities in the middle of the road until their knees broke and bled.' At one point, dozens of victims collapsed at the same time before the heroic citizens and local shopkeepers rushed to their aid. Another group of residents scrambled to help paramedics loading pa){kind=link}
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The cause of the Halloween tragedy – which killed at least 150 people in Seoul’s trendy nightlife district – is yet to be revealed, but reports suggest a huge crowd surged into an alley on Saturday night with some revellers falling to the ground and being trampled
Desperate rescuers were seen scrambling to try and reach the victims of the Seoul Halloween crush in harrowing scenes as eyewitnesses reported survivors spending hours to try and save people.
More than 150 people have died and hundreds left injured in a fatal crush in Seoul late last night.
Local shopkeepers and residents became heroes as they knelt until their knees bled to save the lives of the young people trampled in the chaos.
Harrowing photos from the scene show body bags lying in the street, while social media footage showed medics and citizens rushing to the victims’ aid.