"If the Ministry of the Interior and Safety won’t shoulder responsibility for Koreans’ safety, who will?"

"Far from apologizing for an incident that left 303 people dead or wounded, the head of the very government body responsible for overseeing disaster safety is busy avoiding responsibility."

#korea #typhoon #safety #itaewon #halloween

https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/english_editorials/1065221.html

#typhoon headed straight for #scout #jamboree

"We are discussing detailed countermeasures for the typhoon with ... interior ministry," gender equality minister Kim Hyun-sook told a briefing.

Interior ministry, headed by the man who signed off on the crowd control plan for the #itaewon #halloween party that killed 159 people and then said "there was nothing i could have done to prevent it"

wow, much confidence.

#korea

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-heatwave-hit-scout-jamboree-bracing-typhoon-2023-08-07/

@koreapro Yes, just like the negligent homicide of 159 people in the #Itaewon crowd crush failed to give him a reason to strengthen police to further victimize korean citizens, he now has to turn to feigning interest in the plight of addicts to try and ram through the policies he would like to inflict upon us.

If he would like to invest in mental health, employment, and healthcare, he would completely welcome to do so.

#윤석열차

🇰🇷🇰🇷#Korea #Seoul hat weltweit die größte Dichte mit #Starbucks- Kaffees.

Im Stadtbezirk (nicht Metropolregion, ähnlich Berlin): 280 (!) Filialen.

Iced Americano ist stets, auch im Winter, die einfältige Wahl.

In #Itaewon heißt ein neues, aktuelles Kaffee mit Potential folgerichtig "No Americano".

Ausdruck von Selbstbewusstsein oder Revolution?

#Sound #Mood Lim Hyunsik - Rendez-vous.
https://youtu.be/h1C2O2T4sgU

South Korea: 'Poor' preparation to blame for Halloween crush

https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-poor-preparation-to-blame-for-halloween-crush/a-64375111?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#SouthKorea #Seoul #Itaewon #Halloween

A lot of offerings still at #itaewon

#이태원참사

#korea police are first up to be questioned in parliamentary probe in to #itaewon disaster which begins today

#이태원 #이태참사

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230104004500315?section=national/politics

#korea #itaewon 17-year-old Hyeon-seo was like a father to his sisters

Ho-gon (father): “Driving around on this [delivery] motorcycle, I could die at any time. If that happens, I want you to look after your little sisters”

"The temporary altar set up by the government didn’t show any names or photographs. Ho-gon didn’t want his son’s name to be concealed, considering that he hadn’t done anything wrong."

#이태원 #이태원참사

http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1073884.html

I'll be honest. I think I could have done better -- There are so many stories I couldn't get to, mainly for the fault of my own -- But this has been a heckuva first year for me at the LA Times. Thankful to all those who helped me and onward to 2023...

#AsianAmerican #Koreatown #JapaneseAmerican #LagunaWoods #KBBQ #Sikh #Itaewon #Seoul #HinduNationalism

#korea so 158 dead in #itaewon and "nothing could have been done better", #DPRK drones fly around on a joy-ride and it's "the military's failed operation"

"How can there be none preparing against North Korean drone attacks? ..., what have you been doing until now?"

You've got them focused on big-ticket expensive bullshit items like ballistic missile defence, SLBM subs, aircraft carriers to subsidise the arms industry, not boring shit like training...

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221228001800315?section=nk/nk

#korea Park Bo-na, older sister of Park Sung-ho (Danwon High School sophomore, Class 5), victim of the #Sewol ferry tragedy writes letter of consolation and solidarity to families of #itaewon disaster

#세월호 #이태원참사

http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1073241.html

#korea four major religions are calling for an end to harassment and hateful remarks against grieving #itaewon families

Also an “immediate police investigation into this ‘secondary abuse’ and for swift measures to socially protect the bereaved families.”

“Watching people curse the bereaved families, whose gut-wrenching pain will not ease even if you hold their hands and cry together with them, makes us ask ourselves once again why communities exist.”

#이태원참사

http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1072769.html

#seoul #korea #CandleLightMovement

President #YoonSukYeol sits on a giant stone throne, a battalion of police officers bear it on their back. From behind buildings in a background people cry 경찰이 없어요! - "There's no police!"

On the night of the #itaewon disaster, local police had been diverted to perform security at the nearby presidential residence. Yongsan-gu police had repeatedly warned the city and seoul metro police that they were understaffed.

#촛불행동 #윤석영퇴진 #윤석열 #이태원 #이태원참사

#seoul #korea #CandleLightMovement many artwords depict loss, grief, and rage about the #itaewon disaster and the governments response to it.

See alt-text for more.

#촛불행동 #윤석영퇴진 #이태원참사

#korea "Ruling party’s rhetoric is salt in wound of Itaewon survivors"

A summary of the events of the last few days

#itaewon #이태원 #이태원참사

http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_editorial/1071966.html

#korea today is a big one, the main December #CandleLightMovement protest for president #YoonSukYeol to step down.

Due to inability to overturn preliminary injunction against marching to presidents office, plans have changed.

Assemble in front of North Gate of Korean War Memorial at 3pm, march to City Hall / Sungnyemun Gate (usual location) for #itaewon memorial service at 4:30pm and main event at 5pm.

#촛불행동 #윤석영퇴진 #김건희특검

#Itaewon #Seoul

#korea protesters from #CandleLightMovement assemble outside PPP headquarters to deliver angry letter calling for the dissolution of the party (and a leading rightwing newspaper for good measure) for "immoral remarks" concerning #itaewon disaster after the following PPP officials disparaged grieving families struggle: Jang Je-won. Kwon Seong-dong. Song Eon-seok. Kim Mi-na.

They call for resignation of president, PM, minister of interior as well as dissolution of the party.

#이태원참사 #촛불행동

Oksana, born and raised in a small town called Spassk-Dalny, eastern Russia, came to Korea in 2018 as a 21-year-old graduate of nursing school.

"[On Oct28 she] had dinner in a restaurant behind the Hamilton Hotel and left around 10 pm. She was stuck in the crowd, unable to move for 40 minutes, only to be rescued as she fell. She received CPR, but eventually died."

#korea #itaewon #이태원 #이태원참사

http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1071572.html

#korea teenage survivor of #itaewon crowd crush found dead in apparent suicide.

He was injured in the crush and one of his friends died there.

So many people were affected by the events of that night. I think it's important to keep it in the public awareness that people are still out there struggling with this and still need support.

#이태원 #이태원참사

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221214002351315?section=search