Federal Way, WA. – The deadly Halloween stampede in Seoul, South Korea, where at least 150 people died, has impacted many across the globe, including in western Washington.
KIRO 7 spoke with Michael Park, the former mayor and a former city councilman for Federal Way, who was in Donghae, Federal Way’s sister city. He is now in Seoul and says he has been constantly watching the news updates where he is at and every time a new update comes in, he says it’s heart-wrenching.
“You know, this is a tragic damage to the South Korean people,” Park said.
Park says he doesn’t personally know anyone who may have been involved, but he knows many people are still grasping the gravity of the news.
“And family of those members gathered and trying to find out the youngsters. What’s going on. It is confusing at this moment,” Park said.
While he and many others hope the worst is over, he believes many will come together.
“At this point, what we can do is to gather together, hoping to know how to manage the afterward,” Park said.
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