A survivor of the Seoul stampede who lost a friend in the deadly crush and whose sister is still fighting for her life has blamed the 'negligence' of the South Korean government for the carnage.
Sydney tattoo artist Julia Cho, 23, went out with her sister Justina, and 서울 오피 mates Nathan Taverniti and Grace Rached, to enjoy Halloween celebrations in central Itaewon district on Saturday night.
But the night ended in tragedy when the group was caught in the horror crush as thousands of people raced to see a local celebrity.
Grace, 23was among 153 killed in the stampede and Justina remains in ICU with critical injuries.
In a scathing post on TikTok, Ms Cho slammed authorities for their preparation leading up to the event and handling of the emergency.
Sydney tattoo artist Julia Cho, 23, (pictured) was caught in the stampede
'Local authorities were not on standby and left innocent people helpless, despite knowing there was an excessive amount of people in the streets with nowhere to go,' she said.
'People were suffocating, toppling over one another and crushed.'
Ms Cho said the stampede occurred early in the night and 'bodies were being retrieved well into the AM'.
She said the government had insufficient systems in place to help worried families trying to get status updates about the safety of their loved ones.
As her younger sister's condition hangs in the balance, Ms Cho called on authorities to accept accountability for the disaster.
'The government hotline for missing people is down right now and victims' families do not even know where the body of their loved ones are at the moment,' she continued.
Justina (left back), Julia (right, back), Nathan (front left), and Grace (front right) are pictured out together on Halloween before the tragedy
'I may never get my sister back.
'The leaders and authorities hold sole responsibility and have failed their people.