[Yongsan District's Full Support for Itaewon Disaster Recovery... Joint Memorial Altar Set Up at Noksapyeong Station Plaza]

From 10:30 AM on the 31st to November 5, a joint memorial altar will be set up at Noksapyeong Station Plaza (Itaewon-ro 134)... Emergency response initiated from 11 PM on the 29th & Park Hee-young, District Mayor, arrived at the scene 6 minutes after first report, leading emergency rescue and site control with police & On-site emergency medical care, victim transport, missing person registration, and accident management supported by 800 district staff urgently deployed

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yongsan-gu (Mayor Park Hee-young) is making every effort to support the handling of the presumed crush accident that occurred on the alley near Hamilton Hotel in Itaewon on the 29th.

On the 29th, starting from 11 PM, the district established an emergency situation room and held an emergency countermeasure meeting for comprehensive emergency response with the participation of the mayor and 25 senior officials.

Mayor Park Hee-young arrived at the scene around 10:50 PM on the day of the accident, cooperated with the police to carry out emergency rescue activities and urgent medical support, and ordered the activation of the district’s emergency contact network.

Accordingly, from 12:20 AM on the 30th, the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (headed by Mayor Park Hee-young of Yongsan-gu) and the Integrated Support Headquarters were activated, closely communicating with the Seoul Metropolitan Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, Yongsan Fire Station, and Yongsan Police Station to support accident handling.

From 2:40 AM, the district urgently operated the Wonhyo-ro Multipurpose Gymnasium to identify the 45 deceased and arrange hospital transfers. At 4 AM, at the request of Seoul City, an on-site situation room was established to assess the human damage situation.

About 20 district employees were dispatched to Hannam-dong Community Center to receive missing persons’ phone reports, and a family accident information center was set up. At 3 AM, half of all employees were mobilized, and at 9 AM, an order was issued to mobilize all employees.

Mayor Park Hee-young personally visited the Wonhyo-ro Multipurpose Gymnasium to inspect the situation on site and ensured that the transfer of the deceased proceeded without disruption. He also sent the chief secretary to Hannam-dong Community Center to thoroughly prepare for receiving missing persons’ calls and guiding bereaved families.

At 10 AM, a comprehensive countermeasure meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, presided over by the President, was held. The district worked organically with central government ministries, Seoul City, fire, police, and other related agencies to handle the accident.

From 10:30 AM on the 31st until November 5, a joint memorial altar will be set up at Noksapyeong Station Plaza (134 Itaewon-ro). (Operated 24 hours) Meanwhile, the district is considering assigning dedicated officials to each bereaved family, supporting victims’ medical treatment and funeral expenses, and providing relief funds.

Mayor Park Hee-young of Yongsan-gu said, “I am deeply saddened by this tragic accident,” and added, “Until the situation is resolved, we will spare no effort to mobilize all available material and human resources, excluding non-essential district operations, to fully support accident handling.”

Earlier, on the 27th, the district held an ‘Emergency Countermeasure Meeting for Halloween Day’ chaired by the deputy mayor and mobilized 28 teams and over 150 employees for emergency duty from the 27th to the 29th.

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