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This is bbc news, the headlines at six. national mourning in south korea, after 154 people are crushed to death at a halloween event in the capital seoul. more event in the capital seoul. people... and i turned 6 and more people... and i turned around and i told the crowd, you cant come this way. people are dying. at least 68 people have died after a bridge collapsed in indias western state of gujarat. local reports say as many as 400 people were on the structure at the time. an immigration cent...

Of people on it. lets turn now to the devastating news out of south korea. for over 150 people were killed in a stampede during halloween celebrations in school. according to the state department, two americans were among those killed, it was the citys first large-scale carving since the pandemic began. joining us from seoul, south korea, as nbc news contributor thomas mariska. thomas, thank you for joining us. what happened here? >> thats really the question everyones trying to answer, beyond t...

The latest toll now is 154 dead according to the seoul metropolitan police. 130 plus injured. u.s. embassy said two of those were american. >> to now? thomas, wed only had one before starting the show. two would be new news. let me ask you though, this area, what we can see is that where they were, it was so narrow. it looks like an alleyway between taller buildings. what is this area of seoul? what is it known for? is it a night hot spot? >> its very much a nightlife hot spot. and these alleys,...

More than a dozen other people were injured when the bridge fell into the river below. you can see it, just incredible footage. the video from the scene shows people desperately bringing to the fallen structure. its not clear what caused the collapse, although the bridge was recently renovated, a top indian official says the focus is on searching for survivors, but pledges the government will find out how and why the bridge collapsed. well bring you the latest as they come in. u.s. embassy off...

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Here. theyve asked, how did this happen, how could this happen. its still so [inaudible] >> i think were having connectivity issues with thomas. well try to get him back, obviously, its an incredibly important story. but it seems as if the details are still emerging from this awful tragedy as thomas mentioned. 154 people now dad at this halloween festival in seoul, south korea, because of a stampede and not anybody knowing why, what really incited this stampede. as we get more information as to ...

At least 60 people are dead, including children, after a suspension bridge collapsed in eastern india, sending dozens plummeting into the water below. a government official confirmed the bridge had been recently renovated. he added the incident will be investigated, but says for now the focus is on search and rescue efforts. president modi said he was deeply saddened by the incident and families of the victims would receive money from a government relief fund. well bring you the latest details w...

Are now seeing official results coming in that lula has won that election. distraught relatives have been visiting hospitals and a missing persons centre in seoul, south koreas capital in search of people who may have been injured or killed in a crush on saturday. 154 people died in a narrow alleyway in the itaewon district thats just over three meters wide. the officials have warned the death toll could rise. south korean investigators say they dont yet understand the circumstances that led to ...

This is bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. im david eades, the headlines... at least 68 people have died after a bridge collapsed in indias western state of gujarat. local reports say as many as 400 people were on the structure at the time. national mourning in south korea after 154 people are crushed to death at a halloween event in the capital seoul. and more people fell, and i lost my friend. and i turned around and i told the crowd, "you cant come this way. "pe...

Our will ripley is in seoul. will, i know at the time you were trying to get answers, because it was such a chaotic scene. what more do we know now one day later? >> reporter: you know, its really striking, jim. at this time last night, this entire area here was, first of all, packed with people. but then, after the crush happened there were just lines of bodies laying along this, and they shut down the area. there were police out here just keeping the entire perimeter of the nightclub district ...