Let no one fall - A reconstruction of the Halloween catastrophe in Seoul

Link to "Niemand darf fallen -Eine Rekonstruktion der Halloween-Katastrophe in Seoul" (in german)

A Halloween party in the streets of the Itaewon party district in Seoul turns into a real-life horror in 2022. 159 young people die in the crowds. Thousands are left injured, desperate and angry.

Itaewon Halloween: safety failures and consequences

The event is reminiscent of the Love Parade disaster in Duisburg in 2010, in which 21 people lost their lives. Experts have spent years investigating the causes and prevention of mass disasters in Duisburg.

Lessons from the Seoul disaster

Their findings are now the key to understanding the disaster in Seoul. Deadly negligence is revealed. Can a repetition be ruled out?

by Caroline Labusch