Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- As of 12.00 on 30 October 2022, one citizen of Uzbekistan is among those killed in a stampede in Itaewon district of Seoul, according to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. Another compatriot was hospitalized, whose condition is assessed as satisfactory.

This was reported by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Embassy of Uzbekistan took control of the situation, solves consular, legal and organizational issues related to the transportation of the body of the deceased to his homeland, maintains constant contact with the medical institution where the citizen of Uzbekistan is located.

Expressing condolences to the relatives and friends of the deceased, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan recalls that citizens of Uzbekistan who are on the territory of the Republic of Korea can, if necessary, contact the Embassy of our country in Seoul.