[Ferry Disaster] Koreans stream to altar for victims of ferry
Social affairsApr 30, 2014
Thousands of mourners headed to the memorial altar in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday to express their condolences to the victims of the ferry that sank off the south coast two weeks ago. As of Wednesday noon, more than 200,000 Koreans had visited the memorial altar since it opened on April 23. Mourners in other regions also visited altars in their cities to pay their respects to the ferry victims. Local governments opened altars earlier this week after more people demanded places to express