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government announced that it will do everything possible to deal with the accident, such as assigning officials in charge 1:1 for the seriously injured, the deceased and their families.
Today (31st), a joint incense burner will be installed in Seoul Plaza and ordinary citizens can pay their respects.
Correspondent Kim A-young.
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relation to the Itaewon disaster, Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, who presided over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at the government complex in Seoul, said that he would first express his deep condolences to the dead.
In addition, he directed the authorities concerned to do everything the government could do to rectify the accident.
First, the government decided to closely manage the seriously injured, such as providing treatment by connecting a staff member of the Ministry of Health and Welfare on a one-to-one basis.
For the deceased and their bereaved family, the person in charge of the local government will connect one-on-one to support the funeral, and the person in charge of the Ministry of Welfare will also support it.
[Han Deok-soo/Prime Minister: We ask that you frequently identify the needs of your family members and resolve them promptly.] For
bereaved families living in rural areas, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security will cooperate with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to ensure that there is no setback in support.
Prime Minister Han urged that the funeral be supported by respecting the opinions of the bereaved family as much as possible, and that the operation status of funeral facilities, such as cremation facilities, be checked in advance.
He also decided to actively support the bereaved family of the foreign deceased through 1:1 connection and issue a visa on arrival at Incheon Airport for the convenience of entry.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to install a joint incense burner in front of the main gate of the Seoul Library in Seoul Plaza this morning and for each autonomous district, so that ordinary citizens can also participate in the mourning.