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At the Muan Airport..."A lot of wreaths these days."

2024.12.31 PM 12:07
[Anchor]
On the third day of the accident, the bereaved families spent a long night in the reception room.

From this afternoon, the memorial for the victims is expected to be available at the memorial altar on the first floor of Muan Airport.

I'm connecting you with a field reporter. Reporter Yoon Jia!

Reporter Yoon, how is the situation there?

[Reporter]
Yes, on the third day of the accident, the bereaved families had a hard night inside the airport.

He was barely eating with lunch boxes and cup noodles, but when he heard the news about the victim, he ran to a place where he could hear the sound.

Of the 181 passengers on board, all 179 bodies of the dead were recovered except for two injured.

We're still in the process of identifying,

There are 170 identified bodies so far.

It's 147 in fingerprints and 27 in DNA.

There are five unidentified bodies, and the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency is identifying them through DNA analysis.

The bereaved families form one family representative for smooth information transmission and communication.

I've been staying here since the news of the accident, watching the recovery,
Every waiting room where you can watch the
news is filled with bereaved families.

Various volunteer centers have provided support for the bereaved families.

Cell phone charging and emergency medical supplies are provided on the first and second floors of the reception room.
You can also see them sharing free food such as
cup ramen, bread, lunch boxes, and drinks.

[Anchor]
There's a memorial altar on the first floor of the reception room?

[Reporter]
Yes, there is a memorial space for the victims in the reception room on the first floor of Muan Airport.

Nearby wreaths are filling the front of the memorial altar.

From 2 p.m. today, it is expected that the victims will be able to commemorate them inside Muan Airport.

The funeral process for the victims of the Jeju Air flight has begun for the first time.

South Jeolla Province said the bodies of two Jeju Air plane victims were transported to a funeral home in Gwangju and to Seoul, respectively.

One of the two victims who was transferred to Gwangju will be confirmed the day after tomorrow.It has been the third day of the

accident, but the identification of the dead has been slow, leading to a series of protests from bereaved families.

I'm YTN Yun Jia from Muan International Airport.




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