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A passenger plane with 181 people on board erupted in flames after veering off the runway and crashing into a wall at an airport in Muan, South Korea, on Sunday, with authorities indicating that all but two are likely dead.
Yonhap news agency, citing firefighting authorities reported that, except for the two rescued, all the missing passengers are presumed dead and that search efforts have now shifted to recovering the bodies.
Preliminary reports suggested that the Jeju Air passenger plane’s front landing gear failed to deploy as the plane with 181 people aboard was seen skidding across the airstrip with its landing gear closed at the Muan airport, 290km south of the capital Seoul.
It said the fire at the site of the plane collision was almost doused but the emergency team was still trying to rescue people from inside the plane.
A passenger and one crew member have been rescued from the tail of the plane and are reported to have sustained mid to severe level injuries. The agency said it has deployed 32 fire trucks and several helicopters to contain the fire.
Good morning, welcome to our coverage of the South Korea plane crash on Sunday, 29 December 2024.
Arpan Rai29 December 2024 04:57
At least 85 feared dead in South Korea plane crash
At least 85 people were killed when an airliner landed without wheels, veering off the runway and erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea‘s Muan International Airport this morning, the national fire agency said.
Jeju Air flight 7C2216, arriving from the Thai capital Bangkok with 181 people on board, was attempting to land shortly after 9am (0000 GMT) at the airport in the south of the country, South Korea‘s transport ministry said.
The ministry also confirmed the casualties in the deadliest air accident involving a South Korean airline in nearly three decades.
Arpan Rai29 December 2024 05:12
