Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, left, presides over a government response meeting at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in Seoul, Oct. 31. Yonhap

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday called on people to refrain from posting hate comments or sharing footage and unconfirmed information on the deadly crowd surge that killed more than 150 over the weekend.c

"On the Internet and social media, some users are posting hate comments about the victims, and sharing false information and provocative footage of the accident," Han told a central government response meeting. "I plead that users absolutely refrain from this kind of behavior."

Noting that all but one of the 154 fatal victims have been identified, Han said the government will do its best to support the bereaved families, including those based outside of Seoul and coming from abroad, on the funeral procedures.

Han called on officials to do their best to cope with the aftermath of the tragedy.