[Itaewon Disaster] Ahn Cheol-soo: "Instinctively Rushed to the Scene... Doing My Best to Manage"
On the 30th, ahead of Halloween, a massive crush disaster occurred in the Itaewon area. Police forces are controlling the scene and moving busily around Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] In the wake of the Itaewon Halloween accident that resulted in over 150 deaths, Ahn Cheol-soo, a member of the People Power Party, stated, "I will do my best in every way I can to assist with the accident response."
On the 30th, Ahn posted on his social network service (SNS), "I went to Soonchunhyang Hospital early in the morning. As soon as I heard the news, I instinctively went to the scene as a doctor," he said.
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He expressed, "In cases like this, I know better than anyone that if measures are not taken immediately after the accident, it is medically difficult to help, so I felt a sense of helplessness," and comforted the bereaved families by saying, "Right now, at this moment, I do not know what words of consolation to offer."
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