In pictures: South Korea in mourning after crowd crush kills 153 at Halloween party

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is briefed at the scene where dozens of people died and were injured in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday, October 30, 2022, after a mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween festivities became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley. Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning after a Halloween crush killed some 153 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul.

People pay tribute near the scene of the stampede during Halloween festivities, in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022.

Seoul's Mayor Oh Se-hoon pays tribute for victims at the scene of a deadly accident in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, following Saturday night's Halloween festivities.

Flowers are seen near the scene of a deadly accident in Seoul, South Korea on October 30, 2022, following Saturday night's Halloween festivities.

A person pays tribute near the scene of the stampede during Halloween festivities, in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022.

South Korean national flags fly at half-mast at the government complex to mourn the victims of a stampede during Halloween festivities that killed and injured many people at the popular Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, in this image released by Yonhap on October 30, 2022.

A woman places flowers to pay tribute for victims near the scene of a deadly accident in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, following Saturday night's Halloween festivities.

A woman is attended to as dozens of people suffered cardiac arrest in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon in Seoul on October 30, 2022.

A police officer stands guard behind a cordon in the Itaewon district of Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022.

A parent of a victim reacts at a community service center after a stampede during Halloween in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022.

A person reacts as family members of people missing after a stampede during Halloween festivities, gather at a community service center in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022.

Family members of people missing after a stampede during Halloween festivities, gather at a community service center in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022.

A man pays tribute near the scene of the stampede during Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022.