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a period of national mourning following a crush in the capital, seoul, that killed at least 150 people and injured dozens more. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. a fire service spokesman said most of those who died were in their teens or early 20s. earlier, on social media, people had spoken of the streets being so busy that they felt unsafe. our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has this report and a warning you may find some of the images distre...

into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tried to run but not been able to. the crush started in a small alleyway — it was so packed, people were stuck, elbow to elbow. they had barely an inch to move when the crowd surged forward. translation: the incident happened as large numbers of people fell down during the halloween festival, which caused serious injuries. this area of seoul is one of the most popular places for a night out, for locals and tourists. it's the place to celebrate halloween — and it's estimated 100,000 had come tonight. there...

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"newsroom". i'm jim acosta in washington. we begin with breaking news in south korea where 59 people are dead and 150 others are hurt. that is in seoul, the capital. and it happened at a halloween festival. i want to show you some of the scene. we have to warn you this video is graphic. it is an incredibly chaotic scene. you can see people performing cpr on some of the victims on the scene. it is unclear what caused people to collapse in these kind of numbers. will ripley is at the keep. will, you're right there. this is just unbelievable what's occurred. what more can you tell us?...

unrecognizable landmarks. and it also store up ft. myers beach. we went on a boat ride with the cajun navy and other volunteer rescuers across the area. and matt lachey in the coastal area is where most of the deaths occurred. >> what is going on over here? >> a lot of restaurants, into the lot of homes. pretty much all restaurants. theme that do shrimping, fishing. there was buildings the whole way. and they are just gone. >> you heard their stories that there are bodies in some of the canals and stuff? >> yeah, like up to the second story window, the water was still going. >> and t...