Sewol ferry tragedy: How people deal with the wounds and sadness 10 years on

세월호 참사 10주년, 상처를 기억하는 법
It's been 10 years since the tragic sinking of the "Sewol" ferry that took the lives of so many young people in the country.
We take a closer look at how the victims are remembered on this day.
Our Choi Soo-hyung tells the story.
April 16th, 2014.
In the west coastal waters off Jindo, Jeollanam-do Province in South Korea,. the Sewol ferry accident took 304 people's lives.
For the past 10 years, the families left behind have remained in deep sorrow, but they have been supporting each other to help overcome their pain.
In 2021, the families created the Danwon High School 4.16 Memory Classroom to preserve the records and mementos of the dead students.
In this empty classroom, the dreams and futures of the 254 Danwon High School students,. who made up most of the victims,. have been frozen for a decade.
The government also acknowledged the national responsibility for the Sewol tragedy and recognized the value of the records in this space.
"The Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety has added the Danwon High School 4.16 Memorial Classroom to the National Archives of Korea in 2021, preserving it as a place of public memory."
As the mother of Kim Do-hoon, a second-year, class 3 student, one of the victims, and the curator of the Memory Classroom,. said there are memoirs that should not be forgotten.
"The people of South Korea and everyone around the world vividly witnessed the Sewol tragedy happen on that day. This space is not just for memories of the disaster and the wounds it caused, but also a place for the future where we overcome pain and create hope."
The day remains a deep wound in Koreans' hearts as well.
"Although I don't remember it well, I have visited here ever since the Sewol incident happened. I thought that such a thing should never happen again."
The memorial ceremony was held in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do Province on Tuesday, home to the Danwon High School, which most of the victims attended, marking the 10th anniversary.
Over 3-thousand people attended the ceremony.
The names of the 304 victims were called out one by one. including the five whose remains have yet to be recovered.
At 4:16 PM, a siren sounded to honor the victims and to remind people to be aware of potential disasters.
Painful but continuing to replay memories, this is how they heal their wounds, and mourn their lost children.
Choi Soo-hyung, Arirang News, Ansan.
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2024-04-16, 18:00 (KST)