S. Korea to provide financial aid for family of Sri Lankan who died in Halloween stampede

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The South Korean government has decided to provide financial assistance to the family of the Sri Lankan youth who was among those who died
to Sri Lanka, Mr
male, identified s Mohamed Jinath had travelled to South Korea as a student while residing in Udathalawinna area in Kandy.It was reported
that he was later employed in South Korea for a period of 02 years
He got married in Sri Lanka 02 months ago and returned to South Korea weeks after his marriage.More than 150 people died while at least 82
reports of patients having difficulty breathing at 10:22 p.m
on Saturday.Of the people who died, more than 100 were transferred to the hospital
The remaining bodies were kept on site and later moved to a nearby multi-purpose indoor gymnasium
the dead as of 10:30 a.m
on Sunday.Around 100,000 people were in the entertainment district throughout the day on Saturday to celebrate the first Halloween weekend
without mask and social distancing measures since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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