Memorial to Be Constructed to Remember Itaewon Crowd Crush Victims
Here is the memorial that will be built in Itaewon by the one year anniversary of the crowd crush tragedy:
This image of memorials commemorating the Itaewon crowd crush and its victims is provided by groups representing bereaved families. (Yonhap)
A set of memorials will be installed in commemoration of last year’s deadly crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon district on the occasion of the tragedy’s first anniversary next month, bereaved families said Friday.
The crowd crush killed 159 people, many of them women in their 20s, on a narrow, sloped back alley in the nightlife district of Itaewon on Oct. 29 as a massive crowd packed the path amid Halloween festivities.
With the accident’s first anniversary just a month away, groups representing families of the victims said memorials, called “The Path of Memory and Safety,” will be installed along the accident site and unveiled to the public on Oct. 26.
The installation, designed by public art creator Kwon Eun-bi, will comprise a signboard bearing the name of the memorials and three light emitting diode-equipped bulletin boards displaying a description of the crowd crush as well as mourning messages from people and photos.
In commemoration of foreign victims of the tragedy, a mourning message, “All may go well today with all of you who remember that night,” will be inscribed in 14 different languages on the boards.
The memorials will also include two stone sign plates, each to be laid on the ground at the start and the end of the accident alley, to remind visitors of the crowd crush and its victims.
Yonhap
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It was tragic for the families and friends of the lost.
However, it need not have happened.
I was never willing to walk up or down that alley in the daytime, much less at night, and much, much less in crowded circumstances.
It is sad that the parents of the lost did not teach them to pay more attention to their environment. The tragedy need not have happened if those involved were unwilling to go there.
Sincere apologies to anyone who cannot understand what I wrote. For the rest, please teach your family and friends to avoid danger.
The question is:
Did anybody learn anything?
If the same situation were to start forming now, would it be recognized and avoided?
We are going to see this year if crowds are reasonable and dispersed throughout entertainment areas or if Itaewon is dead and the crush moves elsewhere.
I propose the national memory is strong enough that many people will feel uncomfortable and leave if the crowd starts looking dangerously large instead of pushing into it.
…at least this year.
I hope you’re right, CH… I hope you’re right…
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