Reposting from r/Korea
I was there earlier tonight. Absolutely mind blowing that they didn’t have some sort of crowd control strategy in play. Trains still arriving at itaewon station, roads still fully functional (close the fucking roads), no barriers controlling or directing flow. Absolutely insane from a country like Korea.
The police chief, yongsan gu mayor, and Seoul mayor will come out with an apology and a please understand, while 100+ people lost their lives over poor planning and 빨리 빨리 culture. Heart breaking.
I hope this gives Korean culture a kick in the ass to start taking health and safety seriously. Although if Sewol didn’t ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_MV_Sewol) I doubt this will. Korean approach to management and leadership is rotten to the core.
