Lives could have been saved if rescue teams had arrived minutes earlier: Itaewon survivor

“If rescue teams had arrived about 10 minutes earlier, more than 100 lives could have been saved.” The remark by survivor Min Sung-ho set a somber tone Thursday as a special investigation panel held its first public hearing into the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush. Speaking at the hearing in central Seoul, Min recalled the moment the crowd surge turned fatal in a narrow alley in the Itaewon nightlife district during Halloween celebrations on Oct. 29, 2022. A total of 159 people were killed. “My chest w

By The Korea Herald