Seoul fatal crushing tragedy: Families desperate for answers

From Checkpoint, 5:42 pm on 31 October 2022

Shocked family members in South Korea have been visiting hospitals and trying to find loved ones, after at least 153 people were crushed to death in Seoul.

As many as 100,000 people were celebrating Halloween when a huge crowd surged into an alleyway, causing the crush.

Those who've lost loved ones are desperate for answers about how the tragedy happened.

Correspondent Chris Gilbert joins us from nearby Tokyo.