The Sewol ferry sinking, which has left 29 people dead and 273 others still unaccounted for. Search and rescue operations are continuing at this hour, with more divers in the water trying to locate the missing in the passenger cabins on the third and fourth floor of the sunken vessel.
Despite President Park Geun-hye’s repeated apologies and drastic reform proposals, a growing number of people are participating in protests against the government’s failures during the Sewol ferry disaster.
Students, parents with small children and even foreign nationals took part in massive demonstrations in central Seoul on Saturday to commemorate the victims of the sunken ferry and to urge Cheong Wa Dae to take responsibility for its failed operation to save those onboard the sunken ferry Sewol.
About 30,000 people held a candlelight vigil this week, according to Park Sung-sik, spokesman of Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, while the police say the rally had about 8,000. KCTU is one of two labor umbrella groups here that organized the weekend rally. The Korean National Police Agency said it had dispatched about 13,000 riot police.
A growing number of South Koreans are joining a “yellow ribbon” online campaign, expressing their hope that there are still some survivors from the Sewol ferry disaster.
As the death toll continued to rise eight days after the Sewol sank off the southwestern coast near Jindo Island, many Koreans showed their support for the families who are still waiting for the safe return of their loved ones.
Facebook, Twitter and other social media users rushed to change their profile photos to the image of a ribbon.
The image features a simple drawing of a black bow against a yellow background with the message “One small movement, big miracles” written in Korean underneath.
The local student club ALT started the online movement Saturday to support the families of the missing and offer a hopeful message to the Korean public that the missing passengers could still be found alive.
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