At the scene of the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster, a search operation continued overnight to search for oil and other items.
The identification of the victims continued.
I'm connecting with a reporter who is at the scene of the disaster.
Reporter Kim Ki-soo!
How is the situation there now?
[Reporter]
Yes, the place behind me is the scene of the accident.
The lights are still lit up at the scene.
Search operations continued overnight here, including the collection of oil products.
It has been confirmed that all 179 of the 181 passengers were killed in the accident, except for two rescuers.
Of these, 133 victims were identified as of 2:30 a.m. today.
The work of collating the DNA of victims and bereaved families is ongoing for further identification.
The two rescued were male and female cabin crew members, who were rescued from the tail of the aircraft.
I have been transferred to a Seoul hospital for treatment.
The Jeju Air plane disaster remains the most damaging accident among domestic aircraft accidents.
[Anchor]
Is there any specific cause of the accident?
[Reporter]
The accident happened during the plane's fuselage landing.
Landing gear malfunction, bird strikes, and bird collisions are blamed for the landing gear.
Yesterday morning, the plane approaching runway 1 of Muan Airport tried to land, but it was impossible to land normally, so it returned and tried to land again.
At the time of the second landing attempt, the aircraft attempted to land on the fuselage while failing to lower the wheels.
Eventually, it crashed into the outer wall of the airport and exploded.
However, it seems that the detailed cause of the accident will only be known by analyzing the black boxes of the aircraft collected by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will move the plane's black box, flight recorder, and voice recorder to the Gimpo Airport Test Analysis Center today to see if it is possible to analyze it.
However, there is a possibility of damaging the flight recorder, so today's inspection results are drawing attention.
[Anchor]
A joint memorial altar will be set up for the victims of the accident?
[Reporter]
Yes, it is.
The joint memorial altar is located at Muan Sports Park near Muan Airport.
There will be a joint memorial altar on the first floor of the indoor gymnasium and a waiting room for bereaved families on the third floor of the sports center.
The Jeonnam Provincial Government plans to complete the installation of the memorial altar and the waiting room for the bereaved family by 12 p.m. today.
The authorities plan to continue accommodation, funeral procedures, and psychological support for the bereaved families of the victims.
I'm Kim Ki-soo of YTN at Muan International Airport.
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