[Itaewon Disaster] Opposition's Park Chandae, Head of Recovery Headquarters, Visits Site..."Cooperating in Crisis Management"

Itaewon Disaster Response Headquarters Chief Appointed... "Doing Our Best for Necessary Measures"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The Democratic Party of Korea visited the site of the Itaewon Halloween accident, which resulted in over 150 deaths, and stated, "The Democratic Party will also actively cooperate in the swift resolution of the situation."

Park Chan-dae, a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party, visited the Itaewon accident site on the afternoon of the 30th and expressed, "My heart is very heavy. First of all, I would like to offer my condolences to all those who lost their lives in this unfortunate accident." On the same day, the Democratic Party held an emergency Supreme Council meeting to establish an accident response and countermeasure headquarters, with Park serving as the head. The visit to the site included Lee Seong-man, the party’s Disaster Countermeasure Committee Chair, Kim Yong-ho, the Seoul City Party Chair, and Kang Tae-woong, the Yongsan District Party Chair.

He said, "Protecting the lives and safety of the people is the foremost duty of the state," adding, "Since this was the first no-mask Halloween festival in three years, everyone expected a massive crowd. It is truly heartbreaking that this tragedy, which could have been avoided with adequate preparation, occurred."

Supreme Council member Park stated, "To swiftly resolve the situation, our Democratic Party will actively cooperate and make efforts together," and added, "We will do our utmost to cooperate fully in managing the accident and taking necessary measures."

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