Funeral Procedures Begin for Victims of Gwangju Building Collapse... Families Agree to Autopsy

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The funeral procedures for the victims of the collapsed building demolition accident in Gwangju are set to begin.

On the 11th, according to Dong-gu, Gwangju, the bereaved families of the collapse disaster agreed to an autopsy to determine the cause of death of the victims. Once the autopsies are completed one by one from late afternoon, the families will receive the bodies of the deceased and proceed with the funeral arrangements.

Some of the bereaved families will hold a farewell ceremony for the deceased to leave the mourning hall and head to the cemetery starting the morning of the 12th, the fourth day after the disaster.

Some family members initially questioned the necessity of the autopsy, fearing further damage to the bodies of their deceased relatives due to the disaster, but they withdrew their opposition after agreeing to determine the cause of death through legal evidence and records.