Dozens of tents have been set up for relatives as rescuers in South Korea search the wreckage of a plane for the bodies of their loved ones.
“Honestly, I cannot accept what has happened and that they died,” one grieving relative told NBC NewsOutside South Korea ’s Muan International Airport the smell of jet fuel is still in the air, days after a Inside the departures terminal, dozens of yellow and beige tents have been set up for relatives to sleep in as rescuers search the wreckage for the bodies of their loved ones. No one wants to leave as the agonizing identification process takes place.
“My turn to allow the feelings of profound loss to get to me is only when I am alone at night,” he said. “I might be able to accept the reality when I see their photos during the funeral procession. How can you accept that it was only a week ago that they left you saying they are going on a nice trip but that they will never return home,” he added.
Lawyers are also on site offering their legal advice to families free of charge and officials have set up a briefing area where they provide their updates to families. “I cried when I met with the bereaved families,” he said, “I realized that there were no words to console the depth of their despair.”
Wearing full hazmat suits in the freezing cold temperatures they search through the charred, blacked wreckage, aided by a large crane.
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