November 14 (EUROPA PRESS) –
South Korea has updated on Monday the number of fatalities in the mass gathering in the Itaweon neighborhood, in Seoul, and has put the death toll at 158.
The headquarters of Security and Disaster Countermeasures has reported that the additional victim is a 20-year-old South Korean girl, according to the country’s news agency, Yonhap.
In total, 132 South Koreans and 26 foreigners died in the stampede on Oct. 29. Authorities have reported that 130 South Koreans have been identified, while the bodies of 24 foreign nationals have been repatriated to their home countries.
In addition, of the 196 injured people, there are still a dozen receiving treatment in hospitals.
