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Australian survivor of Seoul crush blames ‘mismanagement’

People pray for victims of a deadly accident following Saturday night's Halloween festivities on a street near the scene in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. An Australian survivor of a crowd crush that killed more than 150 partygoers in the South Korean capital of Seoul blamed the huge loss of life on officials’ failure to employ effective crowd controls despite anticipating a massive turnout for the Halloween celebrations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Nathan Taverniti, a 24-year-old Australian survivor of a crowd crush that killed more than 150 partygoers in the South Korean capital, reacts during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Taverniti blamed the huge loss of life on officials’ failure to employ effective crowd controls despite anticipating a massive turnout for the Halloween celebrations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Nathan Taverniti, a 24-year-old Australian survivor of a crowd crush that killed more than 150 partygoers in the South Korean capital, speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Taverniti blamed the huge loss of life on officials’ failure to employ effective crowd controls despite anticipating a massive turnout for the Halloween celebrations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) South Korean investigators inspect the scene of a deadly accident following Saturday night's Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. An Australian survivor of a crowd crush that killed more than 150 partygoers in the South Korean capital of Seoul blamed the huge loss of life on officials’ failure to employ effective crowd controls despite anticipating a massive turnout for the Halloween celebrations. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Nathan Taverniti, a 24-year-old Australian survivor of a crowd crush that killed more than 150 partygoers in the South Korean capital, speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Taverniti blamed the huge loss of life on officials’ failure to employ effective crowd controls despite anticipating a massive turnout for the Halloween celebrations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Mourners gather as they pay tribute for victims of a deadly accident following Saturday night's Halloween festivities on the street near the scene in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. An Australian survivor of a crowd crush that killed more than 150 partygoers in the South Korean capital of Seoul blamed the huge loss of life on officials’ failure to employ effective crowd controls despite anticipating a massive turnout for the Halloween celebrations. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Nathan Taverniti, a 24-year-old Australian survivor of a crowd crush that killed more than 150 partygoers in the South Korean capital, speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Taverniti blamed the huge loss of life on officials’ failure to employ effective crowd controls despite anticipating a massive turnout for the Halloween celebrations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Australian survivor of Seoul crush blames ‘mismanagement’