Witnesses describe the horror of being jammed in a crowd who had gone to celebrate Halloween.
Witnesses have described scenes of utter chaos when the narrow streets of Seoul's popular Itaewon nightlife district became choked with people, in crowds which suffocated them.
But video clips of the disaster showed real-life horror unfolding, with one witness likening the disaster to a war movie. More than 150 died, more than 80 were injured.The clips showed crowds jammed so tight that they could barely move; a few managing to climb out to safety; desperate bystanders helping paramedics to give CPR to victims; a long line of victims in bodybags on the pavement.
"A short person like me could not even breathe," said a female eyewitness quoted by AFP news agency. She said she had survived as she was at the edge of the alleyway, while "people in the middle suffered the most".