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More than 150 dead in stampede at Seoul Halloween celebration

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared a interval of countrywide mourning following at least 151 men and women died and scores a lot more ended up injured in a stampede in a well-liked Seoul nightlife district on Saturday night.

Somewhere around 100,000 revellers experienced collected to rejoice Halloween in the neighbourhood of Itaewon, in an place characterised by an intensive concentration of bars and dining establishments in a series of slender streets and alleyways.

But a crowd surge in a limited passageway left scores of folks unconscious, with emergency staff and passers-by hurrying to accomplish CPR amid distressing scenes.

President Yoon vowed to have out a thorough investigation. “We had a tragedy previous evening at the centre of Seoul during Halloween that should have not happened,” he stated in a televised speech on Sunday. The governing administration will give its “highest precedence to the incident responses and follow-up measures,” he explained.

It is not nonetheless recognized what caused the first surge, but eyewitnesses advised the Involved Push that people today caught in the passageway had toppled “like dominoes” as they fell down an incline in direction of the key road that runs by the district.

Choi Seong-beom, head of a local fire section in central Seoul, explained to reporters that “many casualties were being incurred as a group of folks fell around in the course of Halloween parties”. He claimed many of the victims have been women in their 20s.

Seoul town authorities have claimed that 270

by Amos Vanbrocklin — October 30, 2022 in Nyc News Today

14 dead in New York region amid ‘historic’ flooding caused by Ida remnants | New York

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued its first ever flash flood emergency warning for New York City, as the remnants of Hurricane Ida brought heavy rain that flooded subway lines and streets in Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey.

At least 14 people have been killed in the flooding in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as basement apartments suddenly filled with water.

A New York City police spokesperson said a total of eight people died when they became trapped in flooded basements. Five people were found dead in an apartment complex in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the city’s mayor and spokesperson told local media.

Another death was reported in in New Jersey in the city of Passaic. The city’s mayor, Hector Lora, said a 70-year-old man was swept away. “His family was rescued, they were all in the same car. Unfortunately, the car was overtaken by the waters, and the firefighters who were being dragged down under the vehicle were unable to get him out,” Lora told WCBS-TV.

Officials outside of Philadelphia reported “multiple fatalities”, saying no additional details were immediately available.

The deaths in New York included a 50-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman and a two-year-old boy who were found unconscious and unresponsive late Wednesday inside a home. They were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

New York’s FDR Drive, a major artery on the east side of Manhattan, and the Bronx River Parkway were under water by late Wednesday evening. Subway stations and tracks became so flooded that

by Amos Vanbrocklin — September 14, 2021 in Nyc News Today

Ida flooding wreaks havoc in NYC, New Jersey: 46 dead, subway issues

NEW YORK – The death toll from the remnants of Hurricane Ida’s blast through the Northeast rose Thursday after fierce downpours and flooding, claiming four times as many lives as the storm’s initial landfall.

At least 46 people died Wednesday and Thursday, state and local officials said. Twenty-three deaths were reported in New Jersey, 16 in New York, five in Pennsylvania, one in Maryland and one in Connecticut.

The carnage comes days after Hurricane Ida barreled ashore Sunday in Louisiana packing 150 mph winds. At least 9 deaths due to flooding and carbon monoxide poisoning have been reported Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy confirmed the 23 deaths in his state in a news conference Thursday afternoon. The majority of the deaths were people who got caught in their vehicles by flooding and were overtaken by the water, he said.

“Please keep each and everyone of them and their families in your prayers, and let’s hope that that number doesn’t go up,” Murphy said. He added: “Please stay off the roads. We’re not out of this yet.”

Standing beside the governor, U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski told Americans the disaster should be a “wake-up call.”

“Anybody who believes that it’s too expensive to stop climate change … has got to wake up to the fact that we cannot afford not to,” Malinowski said.

At least 13 people died in New York City, and suburban Westchester County reported three deaths.

In New York City, the downpours turned streets into

by Amos Vanbrocklin — September 5, 2021 in Nyc News Today

‘Major gang war’ in NYC leaving teens dead in the streets

A “big gang war” concerning ruthless Bronx crews that are fearless of cops has left a 13-year-outdated boy and two other teens useless in just the past 5 days, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Monday.

“We cannot retain them in [jail], and they are going just after every single other,’’ a substantial-ranking law enforcement source mentioned, referring to juvenile suspects who conclusion up back on the streets following staying despatched to family members court docket as a substitute of becoming prosecuted as older people.

A metropolis prosecutor extra, “They don’t go to jail, so they do robberies, get in fights and have guns.

“Lifetime on the streets in 2021.”

The very first teenager to die in the bloody gang-fueled extend of borough violence was 19-calendar year-old Tyquill Daugherty, who was shot in the head in front of his house in Crotona just just before midnight Wednesday, resources and cops explained.

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Daugherty’s gang-relevant loss of life was adopted by Sunday’s fatal retaliatory push-by taking pictures of Jaryan “Jay Ripp’’ Elliot, a 13-calendar year-outdated suspected member of the Crips, about 5 blocks away in Belmont, resources stated.

Elliot — who just graduated from middle college — was at the scene when Daugherty was shot, despite the fact that he is not considered to have pulled the cause, resources reported.

The 13-yr-previous child currently experienced eight busts below his belt, such as for theft and assault — and had been locked

by Amos Vanbrocklin — July 13, 2021 in Nyc News Today

Arkansas law enforcement officer dead just after run about, dragged by car 2 suspects in custody

Two suspects have been in custody Saturday night time following an Arkansas law enforcement officer was fatally operate around and dragged by a driver when he approached their motor vehicle earlier in the day, according to stories.

Shawna Rhae Income, 22, and Elijah Anadoloza Sr., 18, have been billed with money murder and tried money murder and booked into the Benton County jail several hours right after they allegedly peeled out of a White Oaks, Arkansas, advantage retail store parking large amount, leaving the officer dead, in accordance to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

The suspects were finally caught in Bella Vista, all-around 100 miles north on the border with Missouri.

Pea Ridge Law enforcement Officer Kevin Apple, a 23-12 months law enforcement veteran, and his partner Officer Brian Stamps were being trying to talk with the driver of the parked Jeep when one particular of the suspects rammed a patrol motor vehicle and struck Apple, FOX 16 in Tiny Rock reported. He died at the scene.

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Apple had been with the office for a few years, in accordance to the station.

Apple and Stamps needed to talk to the driver since the division was hunting for a Jeep suspected to be joined to a residence crime.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson requested flags in the condition to be flown at fifty percent-staff members Saturday.

“I am deeply saddened to hear of the reduction of Pea Ridge law enforcement officer Kevin Apple,” the governor tweeted.

by Amos Vanbrocklin — June 27, 2021 in Fox 11 News