Seoul sets up alert system for Halloween


Tragic scene: A file photo of dozens of people who were being treated by paramedics after thousands of people crowded into narrow streets in the city’s Itaewon neighbourhood to celebrate Halloween on Oct 30, 2022. — AFP

THE city will use a crowd control alert system during the upcoming Halloween festivities in October, as the authorities take measures to prevent massive crowding that led to the Itaewon tragedy in 2022.

The system can count the number of people captured by surveillance cameras and will alert the authorities to overcrowded places, Korea JoongAng Daily reported on Thursday.

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