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11th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

South Korean presidential candidates -- Lee Jae Myung (front, 2nd from R), former head of the main opposition Democratic Party, and Gyeonggi Gov. Kim Dong Yeon (3rd from R) -- attend a memorial ceremony in Ansan, near Seoul, on April 16, 2025, to mark the 11th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the Jindo island claimed 304 lives, including 250 students on a school trip from a high school in Ansan.

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11th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

A memorial ceremony is held in Ansan, near Seoul, on April 16, 2025, to mark the 11th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 students on a school trip from a high school in Ansan.

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[Breaking news] 10th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

ANSAN, South Korea, April 16 Kyodo - Bereaved families and many other South Koreans gather in Ansan near Seoul on April 16, 2024, for a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan. (Kyodo)

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10th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

A memorial event is held on April 16, 2024, to mark the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry in Mokpo, South Korea, where the ferry is kept as a reminder of the incident. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan near Seoul.

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10th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

A memorial event is held on April 16, 2024, to mark the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry in Mokpo, South Korea, where the ferry is kept as a reminder of the incident. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan near Seoul.

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10th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

Bereaved families and many other South Koreans gather in Ansan near Seoul on April 16, 2024, for a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan.

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9th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

People hoist signboards with the names of victims of the Sewol ferry sinking during a ceremony commemorating the incident's ninth anniversary in Ansan near Seoul on April 16, 2023. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan.

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4th anniversary of western Japan rain disaster

People pray at a memorial ceremony in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan, on July 6, 2022, the fourth anniversary of torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides, claiming the lives of 304 people in 14 prefectures.

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4th anniversary of western Japan rain disaster

A memorial ceremony is held in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan, on July 6, 2022, the fourth anniversary of torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides, claiming the lives of 304 people in 14 prefectures.

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4th anniversary of western Japan rain disaster

A memorial ceremony is held in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan, on July 6, 2022, the fourth anniversary of torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides, claiming the lives of 304 people in 14 prefectures.

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4th anniversary of western Japan rain disaster

Photo taken on July 6, 2022, in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan, shows temporary housing for people displaced by torrential rain exactly four years earlier that caused flooding and mudslides, claiming the lives of 304 people in 14 prefectures.

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4th anniversary of western Japan rain disaster

A high school student looks at wishes written on strips of paper called "tanzaku" attached to bamboo for the "tanabata" Star Festival in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan, on July 5, 2022, before the fourth anniversary the next day of torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides, claiming the lives of 304 people in 14 prefectures.

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4th anniversary of western Japan rain disaster

A high school student looks at wishes written on strips of paper called "tanzaku" attached to bamboo for the "tanabata" Star Festival in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan, on July 5, 2022, before the fourth anniversary the next day of torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides, claiming the lives of 304 people in 14 prefectures.

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4th anniversary of western Japan rain disaster

A memorial ceremony is held in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan, on July 6, 2022, the fourth anniversary of torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides, claiming the lives of 304 people in 14 prefectures.

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Police clash with demonstrators in Seoul

Thousands of demonstrators angered at the government's handling of the 2014 ferry sinking that claimed 304 lives rally at a plaza in front of Seoul City Hall on the night of April 18, 2015, after a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police clash with demonstrators in Seoul

A woman covers her face after riot police use tear gas in Seoul on April 18, 2015. Thousands of demonstrators angered at the government's handling of the 2014 ferry sinking that claimed 304 lives rallied at a plaza in front of Seoul City Hall that day after a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo