The rampage that killed at least 146 people in Seoul overnight from Saturday to Sunday during a Halloween party is among the largest crowd movements…
The riot that killed at least 146 people in Seoul overnight from Saturday to Sunday during a Halloween party is among the deadliest mob movements in the past decade.
Mecca: 2300 dead
On September 24, 2015, a massive stampede at the site of the stoning of steles in Mina near Mecca during the annual pilgrimage killed an estimated 2,300 people, the deadliest disaster in the history of the Hajj.
Iran, which announced the deaths of 464 of its pilgrims, strongly blamed Saudi Arabia for its alleged mismanagement.
Pilgrims have explained the chaos with the closure of a road near the place of stones and the mismanagement of the flow of believers by the security forces. After Iran, Mali – with 282 dead – is the second most affected country.
Indonesia: at least 133 dead
On October 1, 2022, a crowd movement occurred in a football stadium in Malang (East Java Island) after the police wanted to repel supporters with tear gas, causing the death of 133 people, including more than forty children.
Many panic-stricken victims were crushed or suffocated trying to use closed or very narrow exit doors.
Six people, including three police officers, were charged and the regional police chief was transferred. Kanjuruhan Stadium will be demolished.
South Korea: at least 120 dead
On the night of October 29-30, 2022, at least 120 people were killed and 100 others were injured in a riot in Seoul during a Halloween party with several thousand participants in the narrow streets of a neighborhood of the southeastern Korean capital.
India: at least 115 dead
On October 13, 2013, a stampede on the outskirts of a religious festival near a temple in the Datia district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (center) left at least 115 dead, trampled or drowned, and more than 110 injured. injured. .
At the time of the accident, about 20,000 people were on a bridge that spans the Sindh River. According to local authorities, a rumor about a possible collapse of the bridge hit by a tractor caused a movement of the crowd.
Ivory Coast: at least 60 dead
On January 1, 2013, at least 60 people, including many young people, died in a stampede that occurred when a large crowd of spectators fled the Plateau administrative district in Abidjan (center) after watching Saint-Sylvester fireworks.
Iran: 56 deaths
On January 7, 2020, a riot in Kerman (southeast) during the funeral of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, attended by a large crowd, resulted in 56 deaths.
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Soleimani, killed on January 3 by a US drone strike outside Baghdad airport, was considered a hero in the country.
Ethiopia: at least 52 dead
On October 2, 2016, at least 52 people died according to the authorities – at least 100, according to the opposition – in a crowd movement in Bishoftu (50 km south-east of Addis Ababa), after clashes with the police during traditional customs. The Oromo Irreecha festival which marks the end of the rainy season.
Tanzania: 45 dead
On March 21, 2021, 45 people died in a stampede at the stadium in Dar es Salaam, the economic capital of Tanzania, where a tribute was held for the late President John Magufuli.
Israel: 45 dead
On April 30, 2021, a stampede during the pilgrimage marking the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer on Mount Meron in northern Israel kills at least 45 people, overshadowing the country’s largest gathering since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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