The country’s president has ordered an investigation into one of South Korea’s worst disasters and the world’s worst stampedes in decades.
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the war is at a critical point. ukrainians need a victory this winter in kherson. russia cannot afford another defeat. that is a formula for a battle that shapes the course of the war. jeremy bowen, bbc news in ukraine. in south korea a memorial to the victims of saturday s halloween crush has opened in the capital seoul. the country s president laid a single white chrysanthemum, a symbol of grief in south korea, at the memorial altar. 154 people are reported to have died in the crush in a narrow alley in the popular itaewon district of seoul. police in india have arrested nine people in connection with the collapse of a bridge in gujarat, which resulted in the deaths of at least a 140 people yesterday. they said those arrested included employees of a private company involved in the maintenance and management of the bridge. our correspondent yogita limaye has the latest. there was barely any chance
President Yoon Suk-yeol promises ‘thorough investigation’ into cause of incident; four Chinese nationals among those dead, Chinese embassy in South Korea confirms.
An estimated 100,000 people had gathered in Itaewon for the country's biggest outdoor Halloween festivities since the pandemic began and strict rules on gatherings were enforced.