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35 cused the government of failing to do more to rescue survivors, and have vowed to hold the government responsible if the cause of death for any of their children turns out to be hypo- thermia or asphyxiation, rather than drowning. In Jindo, the grim task of recovering bod- ies continues. Each victim has been taken to a small, tented village to be identified. Les- sons at Danwon High School were resumed a week after the sinking, while pupils mourned the loss of their friends. The 75 students who survived the horror are still being treated at the hospital, many suffering from mental shock. It is not known when they will return to school. As funerals began to take place, the Gyeo- nggi Provincial Office of Education said it would build a temporary memorial altar for the fallen Danwon students and a makeshift site — a giant bank of flowers with white, yellow and green chrysanthemums and pictures of the deceased — had been set up at an indoor sports stadium near the school. It is not yet clear how the devastation will impact the Ansan community. Mark Dowdall, an ESL teacher who lives a short distance from the school, says the effects are palpable. “I don’t know anyone who had directly been affected by the tragedy, though it is clear that everyone in the area has been affected one way or another.” “At my elementary school, 2 kilometers away from Danwon High School, teachers have talked to me about not being able to sleep at night,” he said. “In my local gym people have been regularly taking breaks from their work- outs to gather around the big TV screen and watch for updates on the rescue operation. Everywhere I go there is TV screen or radio and people have just been looking on feeling helpless and horrified.” But the tragic events had somehow seemed to galvanize the local community. “As an expat and teacher it is hard not to be moved by what has happened,” he said. “In fact, in some ways I feel a little closer to the community since the incident happened. In my gym, at work, in the taxi home from the supermarket, I have been talking to people who I never would have be- fore, even if it has just been a quiet acknowl- edgement to the news on the TV/radio and a shared recognition of the disaster that has unfolded.” The following events have been canceled or postponed in light of the Sewol ferry disaster: Canceled: Hampyeong Butterfly Festival in Hampyeong (initially slated for May 2) Canceled: 7th Together Day in Gwacheon (initially slated for May 20) Canceled: Ansan Valley Rock Festival 2014 in Ansan (initially slated for late July) Postponed: 2014 Street Arts Festival in Jeju (initially slated for April 24-Oct. 11) Postponed: 84th Chunhyang Festival in Namweon (initially slated for May 1-6) Postponed: Boseong Green Tea Festival in Boseong (initially slated for May 2-6) Postponed: Green Plugged Seoul 2014 in Nanji, Hangang Park (initially slated for May 3-4) Postponed: The 16th Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival in Jeonju (initially slated for May 3-6) Postponed: World DJ Festival in Yangpyeong (initially slated for May 4-6) Postponed: 2014 Everland Rose Festival in Yongin (initially slated for May 9-June 15) Postponed: 2014 Seoul International 10K Sprint Race (initially slated for May 11) ‘The Coast Guard doesn’t want the parents to see the bodies. They are trying to identify them to spare them more trauma. They said the screaming inside the gym has stopped. It’s calmer. I want to be there.’ Grandmother