Other news of the day: More than 170 civilians were killed by the Taliban in Panjshir in one year. In the Philippines, a storm left 98 dead. Macau restores measures against Covid, although electronic visas will be valid from tomorrow. The EU is studying the possibility of considering the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization. Russia suspends the Festival of Magic.
SOUTH KOREA
The death toll from the stampede that occurred during the Halloween celebrations in the Itaewon district of Seoul rises to 154 dead and 149 wounded. Among the dead are citizens of several countries. Dozens of people turned out to pay their respects to the victims near the crash site. Several citizens blame the authorities for the few controls.
AFGHANISTAN
Various sources confirmed that in one year, 172 civilians were killed in the Panjshir region, where the resistance against the Taliban regime is concentrated. Since September of last year there have been several clashes; among the victims there are also minors who had no relation to the resistance. The Taliban spokesman denies that civilians were killed and that if it was done in error, the government will launch an investigation.
PHILIPPINES
Storm Nalgae left 98 dead in the Philippines. This was announced today by the national catastrophe agency, according to which there is no possibility of locating the 63 missing persons. The island of Mindanao is less frequently affected by extreme events, but they tend to be more deadly. In its advance, Nalgae flooded villages, destroyed crops and cut off electricity supplies in many regions of the country.
MACAU
China re-imposed measures against Covid in Macau, including the closure of the well-known MGM Cotai casino, after several new cases of coronavirus were detected over the weekend. Despite this, travel restrictions to the former Portuguese colony have been lifted: from tomorrow it will be possible to travel there from mainland China with an electronic visa.
KAZAKHSTAN
The Astana Ministry of Labor published statistical data on the influx of labor immigrants to Kazakhstan. The total number exceeds 15,000 people, including 3,539 from China, 1,801 from India, 1,707 from Turkey, 1,487 from Uzbekistan and even 1,125 from Great Britain.
RUSSIA
In the Russian city of Perm, the Festival of Magic, scheduled for the eve of Halloween, was suspended due to an “armed terrorist attack” against the esoteric center that was preparing the event. It was supposed to bring together “masters and shamans of the taro [malanga, ndt]” from all over the world, including Peru, and had received harsh criticism from “patriotic” journalists.
EU – IRAN
Germany and the European Union are studying the possibility of classifying the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization. This was stated yesterday by the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock. Her comment comes after the Iranian Pasdaran announced an intensified crackdown on protesters.
