Passenger plane crashes in South Korea, killing more than a hundred people
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Sun, 29 Dec 2024 09:12:00 +0200
What is known about the plane crash in South KoreaAccording to media reports, the crash occurred during the landing of a Boeing plane operated by Jeju Air, which was flying from Thailand.There were 175 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
Footage posted online shows the plane skidding down the runway with no visible landing gear and then crashing into a wall, causing an explosion, fire and debris.
The cause of the crash has not yet been officially determined.Yonhap news agency reported that at least 28 people died in the crash, with two survivors.
The condition of the other passengers is being determined.An airport official told Reuters that rescuers were trying to evacuate people from the tail of the plane.
South Koreas acting president, Choe Sonmok, has ordered a largescale rescue operation.
Initially, 85 people were reported dead.
Later, the death toll rose to 120.Officials believe the crash may have been caused by a landing gear failure, possibly caused by a bird strike.
An investigation has been launched to determine the exact cause of the tragedy.Previous plane crashAs a reminder, an Embraer passenger plane operating flight J28243 crashed on December 25 near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.The Embraer was flying from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny, in southern Chechnya, when it veered off course hundreds of kilometers over the Caspian Sea.
It crashed on the opposite shore of the Caspian.
The nearest Russian airport in the planes flight path, Makhachkala, was closed.38 of the 67 people on board the plane died.On December 26, a number of media outlets, including Reuters, citing informed sources with preliminary findings from the Azerbaijani investigation into the crash, reported that the plane was shot down by the Russian PantsirS air defense system.
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