Dangjin City Sets Up Joint Memorial Altar for Jeju Air Plane Crash Victims

Civil Service Office on City Hall 1st Floor to Operate Until the 4th

Dangjin City, Chungnam, established a joint incense altar in the Dangjin City Hall Civil Service Office on the 29th to honor the victims of the Jeju Air passenger plane accident. The photo shows Mayor Oh Seonghwan (third from the right) and other city officials paying their respects with floral tributes. Photo by Dangjin City

On the 31st, Dangjin City in South Chungcheong Province announced that it had set up a joint memorial altar in the civil service office of Dangjin City Hall to honor the victims of the Jeju Air passenger plane accident.

The memorial altar will be open until January 4th next year, the end of the national mourning period, and any citizen can pay their respects from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Dangjin City is also flying flags at half-mast at local government offices and public institutions, canceling or postponing various events such as sunset and sunrise celebrations and the year-end ceremony, and joining in the atmosphere of mourning.

Mayor Oh Seonghwan said, "I pray for the souls of those who lost their lives in the Jeju Air passenger plane accident and offer my deepest condolences to the bereaved families," adding, "The city will prioritize the safety of its citizens in its administration to ensure that such a tragic accident never happens again."

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