South Korea News today about the recent ferry disaster has rocked the country in shame and sadness.
According to disturbing new reports, families of victims retorted that the bodies were misidentified at a funeral home, where the mercies were aggregated.
Responding to the unpleasant news, the South Korean government admitted to mismatching the bodies sent to families of victims of the Sewol ferry accident. The disaster took the lives of at least 183 while 119 are believed to be missing but thought to be dead, reports from South Korea noted.
"The South Korean government's emergency task force announced a new plan to ensure that no additional bodies were misidentified, according to The Guardian.
Changes made by the South Korean government include identifying bodies using DNA tests before transferring them to corresponding family members. Other test used for this purpose could be dental testing and fingerprinting.
However, government authorities say officials plan to deliver bodies keeping physical descriptions IDs found on bodies. These transfers may be retracted for scientific testing as well.
President Barack Obama said while visiting the South Korean president, at the Blue House, his formal residence, "In our press conference later, President Park and I will have the opportunity to address a range of issues that we'll be discussing here today," adding, "But for now, I just wanted to express on behalf of the American people our deepest sympathies for the incredible and tragic loss that's taken place."
Experts say that Obama's visit to S. Korea may be overshadowed by the the Sewol ferry accident that has left the country devastated with shame and guilt. The timing is particularly poor since news of casualties continues to pour in.
"For now, though, tensions remain high. Relatives of the ferry victims are enraged that so many are still missing. On Thursday, family members questioned the speed of the rescue effort and blocked rescue officials from existing docks near the accident," said one report.
South Korean ferry disaster outrage gripped the nation as new footage of 15 members of crew including the captain abandoning the listing vessel angered families of victims. Reports coming in from Korea say the country is angry and saddened by the disaster that left 302 persons dead or missing.
One of the puzzling facts in the ferry tragedy was eyewitness accounts from passengers revealing the crew's instructions to stay on board. Accusations against the Korean government include a number of loopholes in safety measures along with a sloppy law enforcement that paved the way to the 6,825-ton ferry, the Sewol, to sink on April 16.
