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The bereaved families of the New Year at the airport...Start funeral procedures for some victims

2025.01.01 PM 12:12
[Anchor]
On the fourth day of the plane's accident and New Year's Day, the bereaved families are still staying in temporary accommodations at the airport.I'm having a hard time watching the situation of



I'm connecting you with a field reporter. Reporter Oh Sun Yeol!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province.

[Anchor]
A joint memorial altar has also been set up at the airport, so how is the atmosphere on New Year's Day?

[Reporter]
Yes. A joint memorial altar was also set up here at Muan Airport to commemorate the victims.

As you can see, there are also rows of wreaths around the airport door.

Starting with the official memorial service of the bereaved families last evening, mourners continued to visit throughout the night.

As the identification was completed, all the victims' plaques were also erected.

Families even burst into tears that they barely managed to hold back in front of the victims' pictures.

Currently, relatives and ordinary citizens continue to offer flowers.

The identification of all the struggling dead has also begun some funeral procedures for the victims.

Victims who have completed confirmation procedures such as examination and medical examination by investigative agencies are being handed over to the bereaved families.

They were also seen discussing funeral procedures with field staff from early hours.

So far, 11 victims have been handed over to their families.

It was moved to individual funeral homes such as Seoul, Gwangju, and Yeosu.

Today, some of the victims temporarily laid at the scene of the accident are expected to be delivered to their families.

Local governments such as Gwangju and Jeonnam have secured more than 100 local funeral homes for smooth funeral procedures.

At the scene of the plane disaster, the work of recovering the remaining bodies is ongoing.The families staying at the airport on the fourth day of the

accident are exhausted both physically and mentally, but they are anxiously waiting for the full recovery of the victim.

So far, YTN Oh Sun-yeol at Muan Airport in Jeollanam-do.

a photographer; Lee Kang-hwi


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