[Itaewon Disaster] Seoul Disaster Headquarters "355 Missing Person Reports Received at Hannam-dong Community Center"

Emergency Response Meeting Led by Kim Eui-seung, Administrative Deputy Mayor 1... About 60 Dedicated Staff for Bereaved Families Assigned to 50 Hospitals
"Plan to Expand Dedicated Staff for Bereaved Families to All Hospitals"

On the morning of the 30th, access to the site of the fatal accident in Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, is being restricted. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced that it held an emergency countermeasure meeting at 7 a.m. on the 30th, chaired by Kim Eui-seung, the First Deputy Mayor for Administration.

Currently, the bodies of a total of 149 deceased have been transported to 36 hospitals, including Soonchunhyang Hospital and Seoul National University Hospital. Among the 149, 45 who died at the scene before being transported to hospitals were temporarily placed at the Wonhyo-ro Multipurpose Indoor Gymnasium and have all been dispersed and transported to hospitals and funeral homes.

At Hannam-dong Community Service Center, 355 missing person reports were received as of 8:40 a.m., and the 120 Dasan Call Center is also operating its counseling staff to the maximum to receive missing person reports.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has deployed about 60 personnel in charge of guiding bereaved families at 50 hospitals to support the families of the deceased during funeral procedures, and plans to gradually expand this deployment to all hospitals. In addition, for the deceased who are residents of other local governments, the respective local governments will be notified to ensure support can be provided according to the wishes of the bereaved families.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters stated, "At this point, the focus must be on managing the aftermath of the accident as much as possible, and support for the bereaved families will be provided with the utmost respect for their wishes, ensuring sufficient support is given later."

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