Ferry Diaster: Tears, rage and disbelief

A relative of a passenger on board a capsized ferry hits a South Korean government official (back L-name unavailable) as the official briefs the rescue situation at a gym in Jindo. (AFP)

South Korean relatives of passengers on board a capsized ferry cry as they wait for news about their loved ones, at a gym in Jindo. (AFP)

Coast guard members search for passengers near a South Korean ferry that capsized on its way to Jeju island from Incheon, at sea some 20 kilometres off the island of Byungpoong in Jindo. (AFP)

Coast guard members search for passengers near a South Korean ferry that capsized on its way to Jeju island from Incheon, at sea some 20 kilometres off the island of Byungpoong in Jindo. (AFP)

Passengers from a ferry sinking off South Korea's southern coast, are rescued by a South Korean Coast Guard helicopter in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul. (AP)

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South Korean coast guard officers and rescue team members try to rescue passengers from the ferry Sewol in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul. (AP)

Ambulances wait for rescued passengers from a ferry that sank off South Korea's southern coast, at a port in Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

South Korea Coast Guard members rescuing some of the 477 passengers and crew aboard a South Korean ferry capsizing on its way to Jeju island from Incheon. (AFP)

Helicopter heading to aid 477 passengers and crew aboard a South Korean ferry that capsized on its way to Jeju island from Incheon. (AFP)

The mother of a passenger who was on a sinking ferry reacts as she finds her son's name in the survivors list at a gym where rescued passengers gather in Jindo. (REUTERS)

Part of South Korean passenger ship "Sewol" that has been sinking is seen as South Korean maritime policemen search for passengers in the sea off Jindo. (REUTERS)

A passenger is rescued by South Korean maritime policemen from a sinking ship "Sewol" in the sea off Jindo. (REUTERS)

A South Korean maritime police helicopter rescues passengers from a sinking ship in the sea off Jindo. (REUTERS)

A South Korean passenger ship (C) that has been sinking, is seen at the sea off Jindo. (REUTERS)

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