Tycoon linked to ‘Sewol’ disaster mourned at funeral
Mon, Sep 01, 2014 - Page 5
Reuters, SEOUL
Family and church members mourned at a
private funeral on Saturday a South Korean businessman linked to a
ferry that sank in April killing hundreds of children, though his death remains shrouded in
mystery.
Yoo Byung-un, 73, was found dead in a plum orchard in June,
but his body was not identified for more than a month, despite him being wanted
in connection with the sinking of the Sewol ferry, with 476 passengers and crew
onboard.
About 300 people drowned in South
Korea
Most of the people killed were children on a school trip.
The tragedy caused an outpouring of nationwide grief, and South
Korean President Park Geun-hye’s government was heavily criticized over what
many called an ineffective response to the disaster.
Yoo was the head of the family who owned the ferry
operator’s holding company. He was accused of a range of questionable
activities, including embezzlement and negligence that prosecutors believe
led to the ferry disaster.
The coffin holding his body was brought to
a sprawling rural compound of the Evangelical Baptist Church 80km Seoul
The service was closed to outsiders and the media. The
interment took place yesterday.
“He will be buried on a mountain inside the complex, which
will be [a] 5-10 minute walk from his father-in-law’s grave,” said Lee
Tae-jong, a church official.
Yoo cofounded the church, along with his future
father-in-law.
“Yoo was our mentor who taught about the Bible and loved
nature and our country. I feel so sad to see him becoming feed for maggots,” a
church member said, requesting anonymity. “There will be a judgement by God
some day.”
The Sewol capsized and sank after trying to make a
sharp turn while on a routine journey from Incheon on the mainland to an island
near the southwestern coast. It was later found to be structurally defective
and overloaded.
Yoo’s wife, brothers and oldest son have been arrested on
charges including embezzlement, but were granted temporary release from
detention so that they could attend the funeral.
Structure of the Lead：
WHO- Yoo Byung-un
WHEN- Mon, Sep 01, 2014
WHAT- Yoo Byung-un was found dead in a plum orchard
WHY- He linked to a ferry that sank in April killing
hundreds of children, though his death remains shrouded in mystery.
WHERER- South Korean
HOW- not given
Keywords：
1.mourned:悲傷，悲歎
2.funeral:喪葬,葬禮
3.shroud:用裹屍布覆蓋
4.maritime:海的，海上的
5.outpouring:瀉出，流出
6.prosecutor: 起訴人，告發人，檢舉人
7. capsize: 傾覆，(使)翻轉
8. structurally: 構造上的
In my opinion, it is very sad to hear this. Many students on the ferry were killed because of the ferry sank. And the ferry owner - Yoo Byung-un's death still remains a mystery.
回覆刪除It is so terrible to hear that a large number of students died from the ship wreak. What's worse, the Yoo Byung-un' remains was still not found. It is very mysterious.
回覆刪除It is really too sad to believe the story,so many young people died from this ship wreak, i wish the tragedy won't happen again.
回覆刪除is really a sad news in this trip so many teenager died in this big ship hope it will not be
回覆刪除happen again good luck!