Muan Airport's waiting room also has a memorial altar...174 people identified.

2024.12.31. AM 10:02
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[Anchor]
On the third day of the accident, the bereaved families spent a long night in the waiting room.

Everyone is anxiously waiting for the identification process.

An additional memorial altar will be set up on the first floor of the airport this morning.

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

[Reporter]
Yes, this is the waiting room for Muan Airport in Jeollanam-do.

[Anchor]
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.

The lights in the waiting room turned on around 7 a.m.
I could see the bereaved families sobbing while talking to a sleeping person on the phone with a
relief blanket.

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

Currently, the identification process is still ongoing.

So far, 147 people with identification fingerprints, 27 people with DNA, and 5 people with unidentified identification fingerprints.

The Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency said the unidentified will be carried out with DNA.

At the time of the accident, the degree of damage to the body was severe due to the large impact, making it difficult to identify it.
The
bereaved family delegation said all parts related to the funeral procedures should be suspended until the full identification of the deceased has been completed.

The bereaved families have stayed here since the news of the accident broke and are watching the situation.

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 1st and 2nd floors of the waiting 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 waiting room?

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

The creation of the memorial altar began at 10 p.m. yesterday,

The chrysanthemums from Seoul will arrive at the waiting room on the first floor of Muan Airport around 11:30 a.m. today.

From today afternoon, 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.

In response, the bereaved families said they should form a delegation of bereaved families and unite to the end.

I'm YTN Yun Jia in the waiting room of Muan International Airport.



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