[Itaewon Disaster] Seoul City Reports 270 Missing Person Reports in Itaewon Crowd Crush Incident

20 Phone Lines, Reports Received at 120 Dasan Call Center

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Amid a massive crowd surge during Halloween in Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, which resulted in a large-scale crush disaster, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 30th that it had received about 270 missing person reports by 7 a.m.

Reports of missing persons related to the Itaewon crush disaster are being received by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and forwarded to the police. Seoul is accepting missing person reports through 20 phone lines and the 120 Dasan Call Center. On-site report submissions are being conducted on the 3rd floor of the Hannam-dong Community Center.

As of 6 a.m. that day, the fire authorities reported a total of 225 casualties, with 149 dead and 76 injured. Earlier, as of 4 a.m., the death toll was 146, but the number increased to 149 as some of the injured died during treatment. Among the deceased, 104 were pronounced dead after being transferred to various hospitals, and 45 bodies were temporarily placed at the Wonhyo-ro Multipurpose Indoor Gymnasium before being moved to the morgue at Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Yongsan-gu.

Of the 76 injured, 19 are reported to be in critical condition, indicating a high possibility that the death toll may rise. It was confirmed that 2 foreigners died and 15 were injured. The casualties were transported to Soonchunhyang University Hospital, National Medical Center, Ewha Mokdong Hospital, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, and Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital.

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