Itaewon crowd surge

A special counsel finally takes off after more than 550 days of the government’s dawdling and muddling. 

The crush that killed 159 people was one of the biggest peacetime disasters in South Korea.

After the opposition’s landslide victory in legislative polls, Yoon held his first meeting with Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung since taking office.

No top-level officials have been held accountable for the crowd crush that killed 159 people during Halloween celebrations.

For the first time in South Korea’s modern history, a sitting cabinet member has been impeached by the country’s parliament. 

Despite anticipating a weekend crowd of more than 100,000, Seoul police had assigned just 137 officers to Itaewon on the day of the crush.

The crowd crush disaster in Itaewon sparked anxiety over pervasive public safety concerns that South Koreans face daily.

The recent tragedy at Kanjuruhan Stadium reflects a much larger question of power and accountability.

National police chief Yoon Hee Keun said there were many urgent calls from citizens notifying authorities about the potential danger of the crowd gathering in Itaewon.

154 people were killed during Halloween celebrations in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood, South Korea's deadliest disaster since 2014.