 |  | | | ↑↑ 양선이 버클리영어학원장 | | ⓒ 익산신문 |
A ship carrying 475 passengers and crew members heading to the Jeju island from Incheon sank on the 16th. At least 105 people were dead, with 197 other still missing.
The students were on their way to the popular field trip destination.
Over 1,000 parents and families, news crews, and emergency medical staff are at the Paemok port.
More than 500 divers are participating in this massive search-and-rescue operation.
Many Iksan politicians are offering their condolences to the families.
JongYeol Park who is running for the mayoral election left a message on his SNS site saying “I was in disbelief, so I went Jindo Gymnasium to help and comfort the families. I hope people who were killed by the accident rest in peace.” Another mayoral candidate SeungChul Bae canceled the press conference. He said, “I’ve canceled the press conference to offer my deep condolences to the victims’ families.”
HanSoo Lee also expressed his sorrow and condolences saying, “I hope for miracle. I’m waiting to hear some good news and hope to find survivors.” SeungIl Yang urged the government to work out strict security measures so we do not have to repeat this tragedy. HunYul Jeon said, “As a father of my children, it is very heartbreaking.”
He announced that he will stop campaign for the election for a while and DaeJung Hur wrote, “I hope this kind of thing would never happen again, and I will pray for those who are working around the clock to find survivors.”
As the government’s clumsy handling of the disaster is further deepening the despair and anger of the families of the victims, many mayoral candidates, YoungAe Im, JongTae Kang, YoungSeo Ki, and ChangPil Lee, are postponing their opening ceremony of their campaign office.
YoungAe Im and ChangPil Lee announced that they are delaying the ceremony during a time of mourning.
Many cultural events are either canceled or delayed because of the ferry disaster.
A Friday performance at the Iksan art center is canceled and Iksan city is considering postponing of its major event Seodong Festival that is scheduled in May.
Political circles have remained low-key due to the national tragedy.
The New Political Vision Party Jeonbuk office notified the press that they are halting all campaign activities for the election on June 4th.
Words and phrases: offer condolences 애도하다 halt 정지하다 grief 슬픔 search-and-rescue 수색 구조 disbelief 믿을 수 없는 comfort 위안 rest in peace 고인의 명복을 빌다 victim 희생자 urge 촉구하다 measure 대책 working around the clock 쉬지않고 일하는 survivor 생존자 clumsy 서투른 despair 절망 postpone 미루다 a time of mourning 애도기간 low-key 삼가는
|
커뮤니티
입력 : 2014년 04월 22일(화) 17:14
;){kind=small}
실시간
많이본
뉴스
익산지역 장애인 역량 강화 ‘맞..
