Kim Dong-yeon, After Paying Respects at the Joint Memorial Altar, Says "Our Shared Pain... Together Until the End"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon visited the joint memorial altar for the victims of the Jeju Air passenger plane accident set up at Suwon Station on the 31st to pay tribute to the victims.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon wrote in the guestbook, "This is the pain of all of us. We will stand together until the end. We pray for the repose of the victims' souls," and then offered a representative floral tribute.

After paying his respects, Governor Kim told reporters, "Gyeonggi Province will do its best to comfort the victims and their families in Gyeonggi Province," adding, "Today is the last day of 2024, and although it is heartbreaking, Gyeonggi Province will provide all possible support."

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is offering flowers on behalf of others at the joint memorial altar for the victims of the Jeju Air passenger plane accident set up at Suwon Station on the 31st. Photo by Gyeonggi Province

Earlier, on the 29th, immediately after the accident, Gyeonggi Province dispatched six 119 ambulances to the site for transporting the victims and provided relief supplies such as shelter buses, cold weather gear, and food.

In addition, to respond to and support the Jeju Air passenger plane accident, Gyeonggi Province is operating the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters until the situation is resolved. The headquarters is headed by the governor and consists of seven working teams, including the First Deputy Governor of Administration, the Director of Safety Management (General Coordinator), the Director of the Railway, Port, and Logistics Bureau (Controller), and the Head of the Logistics and Port Division (Officer). Its main duties include grasping the status related to the disaster and supporting the bereaved families of the deceased.

Gyeonggi Province will operate the joint memorial altars set up near the lobby of Suwon Station and at Uijeongbu Station Plaza until January 10. The operating hours are from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Gyeonggi Province extended the operating hours by four hours from the original closing time of 7 p.m. for the convenience of residents. Five residents of Gyeonggi Province lost their lives in this accident.

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