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South Korea Halloween crush: ‘I was trapped on ledge, watching people die’

Survivors of the deadly Seoul Halloween crush have been speaking of their horror at watching friends and strangers suffocate in an alleyway as dance music blared into the night.

At least 153 people died when crowds thronged the Itaewon district of South Korea’s capital.

“People began pushing from behind, it was like a wave – there was nothing you could do,” Nuhyil Ahammed told the BBC.

“I couldn’t sleep last night. I can still see people dying in front of me.”

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