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South Korean officials say at least 26 foreign nationals were among the more than 150 people killed in the incident in Seoul's Itaewon district.

"Jill and I are devastated to learn that at least two Americans are among so many who lost their lives in Seoul. "We will be there for those in our community who knew and loved Anne. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Philip Goldberg said in a statement. Embassy in Seoul is working with local authorities and providing consular assistance to any U.S. And people started screaming, and the crowd poured in toward our club," he said. Gieske was a junior nursing student from Northern Kentucky who was studying in South Korea as part of an education abroad program. The outlet quotes Lee saying that the crush did not seem to be "an incident that could have been prevented by deploying more police or fire officers." There was nobody to help me," he said. "But even after we did that, there were people collapsed at the entrance, and some passed out," he added. Park Kang-hyun, 26, traveled to Seoul from Gwangju city, in the country's southeast, in search of two missing friends. The friend who survived said "there were just too many people. Many were attempting to gather in a narrow alley filled with bars and restaurants, according to local media.