ANSAN, South Korea — For Lee Mi-kyung, whose son was one of the 250 children who died in South Korea's Sewol ferry disaster 10 years ago, coping with the grief and anger has been incredibly hard. She works through her pain on stage. 'I will no longer hide in darkness, nor be defeated by sorrow, nor cry in despair,' Lee,...
Lee Mi-kyung, mother of a victim in the deadly Sewol ferry disaster, acts on a stage in Ansan, South Korea, April 6, 2024.ANSAN, South Korea — For Lee Mi-kyung, whose son was one of the 250 children who died in South Korea's Sewol ferry disaster 10 years ago, coping with the grief and anger has been incredibly hard. She works through her pain on stage.
Through the plays, they remember their children, mourn and renew calls for justice and answers as to how so many children — who were told to stay in the ship's cabins — died while the captain and crew escaped. The ship's structure had been illegally modified and it was overloaded. Safety regulations were ignored and the vessel's speed and heavy load caused it to capsize. Rescuers were slow to reach the ship and were largely ineffective when they got there.
"He was much more affectionate than most girls, full of charm, incredibly tender and caring, always chattering away," she said. They will also be thinking of the 159 mostly young people who died in a Halloween day crush two years ago, Lee said.
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