Family members of victims of a Jeju Air plane crash weep as they wait for more information about their loved ones at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Jeolla Province, Dec. 29. Yonhap

Families of victims of Sunday's deadly plane crash in Muan mourned the losses of their loved ones while expressing anger and frustration at the authorities' response in the accident's aftermath.

Weeping family members could be heard on the first floor of Muan International Airport, 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul, where a Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people had burst into flames during landing at around 9 a.m.

"My sister was on that plane," said a 33-year-old woman surnamed Kim. "She's had so many hardships and gone traveling because her situation was only just beginning to improve."

At around 1 p.m., some 100 people crowded a meeting room as firefighting officials began providing an update.

As soon as Lee Jeong-hyeon, chief of the Muan fire department, said most of the 181 people on board were presumed dead, wailing filled the room.

"Is there no possibility of survival at all?" asked one family member.

"Regrettably, it appears so," Lee answered with his head bowed.

At around 3:30 p.m. the government began announcing the names of 22 people confirmed dead, prompting more grief and mourning from the families gathered.

Leader of main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, Lee Jae-myung, right, listens to a woman who lost her family member to a plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan Couty, South Jeolla Province, Sunday. Yonhap

Some people protested that the names did not align with those disclosed earlier, while others complained they were not getting any information for hours.

"Is it too much to ask for a list of the dead to be put up clearly along with the current status of the accident?" said one family member.

Some people demanded they be allowed to visit the site of the crash so that they could identify their family members.

The health ministry activated an emergency medical response system that calls for the dispatch of medical and emergency rescue workers to the scene.

The ministry also sent funeral directors to help with funeral preparations and planned to offer professional counseling to the injured and family members of the victims.

Meanwhile, the South Jeolla provincial government said it opened temporary accommodations for the families inside the dormitories of Mokpo National University. (Yonhap)