Tragic Crowd Crush at Political Rally in Tamil Nadu Leaves Dozens Dead

At least 36 people, including children, have died following a deadly crowd crush at a political rally in Tamil Nadu, southern India. The incident occurred during a campaign event for actor-turned-politician Vijay in the Karur district, which had been delayed by several hours. Thousands of attendees ... [More info]

First Anniversary (timeline)

Note/Warning: may make you want to avoid crowded spaces.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-30/south-korea-crowd-crush-a-year-on/103040114

Also

https://koreapro.org/2023/10/a-year-later-itaewons-tragic-halloween-and-koreas-quest-for-accountability/

And

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/26/seoul-itaewon-crowd-crush-south-korea-anniversary-parents-seek-justice-one-year

#Crowdcrush #Halloween #itaewon #seoul
#southKorea

My man, @koryodynasty has written an excellent article in the guardian today about the korean state's negligent homicide of 159 young people.

"Min-seok’s mother, Kim Hee-jung, produces a document, dated February 2023, which revealed that her late son’s financial records were accessed for an investigation after his death. She believes authorities were still trying to find evidence of drug-related transactions."

#korea #itaewon #Halloween #crowdcrush

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/26/seoul-itaewon-crowd-crush-south-korea-anniversary-parents-seek-justice-one-year

"The #Shibuya City notice specifically addresses concerns that, if people don’t take action, #Tokyo could experience a dangerous #CrowdCrush like the one that took place in #Seoul last year.

In that tragedy, 156 people died in the trendy #Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul on #Halloween2022 when crowds of revelers swelled in a narrow street." #Japan

Popular Tokyo district urges tourists to stay away on Halloween
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/shibuya-tokyo-japan-halloween-ban-intl-hnk/index.html

How Regulation Came to Be: The Who concert tragedy, Cincinnati 1970 (22nd in series)

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2013/2/24/1189230/-How-regulation-came-to-be-The-Cincinnati-Who-concert-tragedy-repost

#HowRegulationCameToBe #Regulation #History #FestivalSeating #CrushingDeaths #Cincinnati #TheWho #RiverfrontColiseum #DirtyFuckingHippies #CrowdCrush #CrowdManagement #PublicSafety

So glad we didn't stay in #Melbourne CBD last night for the #NYE event. Some really horrific stories coming out on Reddit, especially about a potential #CrowdCrush that could have happened in a tunnel close to midnight. Don't read this if stories of dangerous crowds make you squeamish...

https://www.reddit.com/r/melbourne/comments/1004swz/-/j2g0kzq

Anybody else have some bad crowd experiences last night?

Four people critically injured after crowd crush in Brixton

#Brixton #crowdcrush #injured #O2Academy

just.news
just the news you need, in seconds

https://just.news/preview/wCO632mL

‘History suggests authorities may try to blame victims’?
A terrible conclusion, but still an interesting read.

History in United Kingdom is not a great reflection of what is likely to occur in South Korea.
Remember 2015 Mina Crowd Crush: Victims weren’t blamed; investigation still inconclusive; and criticism directed at Government (as Organisers)
Several other instances around the world where criticism is directed at organisers.

… but in Seoul’s case (where there is no official organiser) in a country which has a relatively high election participation rate, ‘blaming the victims’ is like committing political suicide.

https://theconversation.com/seoul-crowd-crush-history-suggests-authorities-may-try-to-blame-the-victims-194466
#CrowdCrush #EventManagement #Politics #History

Leider sehr aktuell.
#Massenpanik #Seoul #crowdmovement #crowdcrush

https://theconversation.com/ten-tips-for-surviving-a-crowd-crush-112169