Lost, unfound: South Korea’s Halloween tragedy was preventable, says national police chief

South Korea’s police chief admitted on November 1, 2022, that authorities’ emergency response to the Itaewon incident was “inadequate”. Yoon Hee-kuen’s remarks came as the death toll from the October 29 tragedy rose to 156. As South Korea enters a week of public mourning, there are mounting questions over how the crush in Itaewon happened and what preventive measures could have been taken.