Late identification...Concerns over a delay in funeral proceedings

[Anchor]
We have completed the recovery of the victims of the Jeju Air flight disaster, but identification is still underway.

There is also a growing concern that the funeral process will be prolonged due to the delay in identification.

Reporter Oh Sun-yeol's report.

[Reporter]
More than 200 tents have been set up for the bereaved families in the waiting room of Muan Airport.

The family gathered in twos and threes to watch the news or stare into the air and watch the recovery.

However, about 30 of the 179 victims have not yet been identified.

[Family: I haven't found the bodies of my wife and son yet]

The victim, who was transferred to a temporary morgue, was first fingerprinted.

However, the DNA of all the victims was collected as they had difficulty identifying them due to the severe damage.

In the future, the process of comparing with family genes is expected to take at least 10 days.

[Lee Jin-cheol / Busan Regional Aviation Administration Director: We've done a lot of fingerprint collation for identification. Then, the fingerprint contrast seems to have almost reached its limit. There are some errors, so I think we're going to rely on DNA now.

The funeral process is also being delayed due to the delay in identification.

Some bereaved families are also considering holding funerals even if some of the bodies are not intact.

[Park Han-shin / Head of the bereaved family council: We have asked the National Forensic Service or the personnel who conduct the examination to supplement enough people so that it can be done more quickly.]

Jeollanam-do will also set up an additional joint memorial altar on the first floor of Muan Airport as the bereaved families want to operate an memorial altar close to the accident site.

This is YTN Osunyeol.

Reporter: Kim Kyung-rok, Yeo Seung-gu,
Video editing: Seo Young-mi