Rescuers move a victim, Oct. 30, after about 50 people fell into cardiac arrest from a stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district during Halloween celebrations the previous day. Yonhap

President Yoon Suk-yeol presided over an emergency response meeting Sunday over a deadly stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district that left 59 Halloween partygoers dead, officials said.

Fifty-nine people were confirmed dead and 150 others injured from the late-night stampede Saturday in the district, where a massive crowd had gathered for Halloween celebrations.

Rescuers move a victim, Oct. 30, after about 50 people fell into cardiac arrest from a stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district during Halloween celebrations the previous day. Yonhap

Shortly after the accident, Yoon came to the presidential office in Yongsan and presided over a response meeting related with the Seoul Itaewon Halloween accident, the presidential office said.