M'sian escapes Itaewon tragedy: ‘We need to get out of here now’

Heavy security: Aziani returned to the incident site in Itaewon after escaping the deadly stampede to find that the road was still being blocked and guarded by the South Korean police.

PETALING JAYA: An hour before the deadly stampede in the entertainment area of Seoul’s Itaewon district that has already claimed 154 lives, a Malaysian who was at the scene managed to escape the sloped alley.

What was supposed to have been a fun Halloween night with friends turned into a nightmare for freelance travel agent Aziani Ashary, who lives in South Korea.