Embassy: 2 Japanese women among dead in Seoul stampede

SEOUL—Two Japanese women were among the 26 foreign nationals confirmed dead in the Halloween party stampede in the downtown ...
The New York Times

Why did so many more women than men die in the Itaewon Halloween disaster?

Evidence that women may face greater risks in crowd crushes is inconclusive, an expert said. By Jin Yu Young The deadly crush at Seoul’s largest Halloween celebration claimed nearly twice as many ...
The New Yorker

In Itaewon, Another Betrayal of Young Koreans

The crowd was half mourners, half journalists, standing over a rectangular pile of white flowers, notes, and sundry tributes to the too-young dead: cup ramen, cigarettes, soju bottles. The victims ...
PBS

Officials admit responsibility in South Korea's Halloween tragedy

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials admitted responsibility and apologized on Tuesday for failures in preventing and responding to a Halloween crowd surge that killed more than 150 people ...
NPR

Itaewon residents share how they are feeling after Halloween's tragic crowd surge

How residents in the Itaewon area in Seoul, South Korea are feeling right now, and how Halloween's tragic crowd surge might affect the "party mecca of South Korea." South Koreans are mourning the 156 ...