Shoes are seen among a huge collection items found in Itaewon following South Korea's deadliest crowd surge, at a temporary lost and found center at a gym in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.

Rescue workers, policemen and civilians try to rescue people at the scene of a stampede during Halloween festivities at the popular Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022.

South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo pays tribute at memorial altar for the victims of the Halloween celebration stampede, in front of City Hall on 31 October 2022 in Seoul, South Korea ...

Photos: South Korean mourns, seeks answers in Halloween crowd deaths A man bows as he mourns at the street of a deadly stampede during a Halloween festival on October 30, 2022, in Seoul, South Korea.

The stampede occurred as thousands of people celebrated Halloween night in the popular Itaewon nightlife district. Most victims were teenagers and people in their 20s who crowded into a narrow ...

A 20-year-old college student from Georgia was identified Sunday as one of the 153 people killed in a stampede during Halloween festivities in the Itaewon district of Seoul, South Korea ...

South Korea's police commissioner general was among a number of officials who apologized for the deadly Halloween stampede that left at least 156 people dead and 151 more injured over the weekend.

Police seek manslaughter charges over Seoul Halloween crowd crush that killed 158 Police officers stand guard Oct. 30 at the scene where dozens of people were killed during a crowd surge in Seoul.

Associated Press Published Oct. 31, 2022 Updated Oct. 31, 2022, 12:53 p.m. ET South Korea's Yoon visits Halloween crush memorial 0 seconds of 1 minute, 4 secondsVolume 0% ... 00:00 01:04 ...

Two Americans are among the dead South Korean national flags fly at half-mast at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Image: Lee Jin-man/AP ...

Separately, South Korea’s interior minister, emergency office chief, Seoul mayor and the head of a ward office that includes the Itaewon neighborhood all offered public apologies.

Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent based in Seoul, South Korea, reporting on the Korean Peninsula, Japan, and the great diversity of Asia's countries and cultures. Before moving to Seoul in 2018 ...