Operating Tip-off Window to Accelerate Investigation
Police Begin Handing Over Lost Items to Bereaved Families from Today

On the 1st, during the national mourning period following the Itaewon large-scale crush disaster, visitors continued to come to the memorial space created at Itaewon Station in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

On the 1st, during the national mourning period following the Itaewon large-scale crush disaster, visitors continued to come to the memorial space created at Itaewon Station in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] Regarding the Itaewon crowd crush disaster, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Investigation Headquarters announced on the 30th at 11 a.m. that the total number of deaths has been counted as 156.


Among the deceased, 101 are women and 55 are men.


The police also decided to operate a tip-off channel to speed up the investigation. Witness accounts or videos from the scene can be reported to the Seoul Police Investigation Headquarters, etc.



Meanwhile, starting today, the police plan to hand over personal belongings and lost items recovered at the scene to the bereaved families at the multipurpose indoor gymnasium on Wonhyo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.


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