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| South Korea plane crash death toll mounts to 47: fire agency |
| 2024-12-29 |
| [GEO.TV] The corpse count of the plane crash mounted to 47 after the airliner careened off the runway and erupted into a fireball as it ran into a wall at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Sunday, according to Yonhap news agency. The crash occurred as Jeju Air flight 7C2216, carrying 175 passengers and six crew on a flight from the Thai capital Bangkok, was landing shortly after 9am (0000 GMT) at the airport in the south of the country, South Korea's transport ministry said. At least 33 bodies have been recovered but that number is not final, a fire official told Rooters. Two people were found alive and rescue operations were still under way, a Muan fire official said. The official and the transport ministry could not confirm the reports of 28 dead. Yonhap said three people had been rescued. Authorities were working to rescue people in the tail section, an airport official told Rooters. Video shared by local media showed the twin-engine aircraft skidding down the runway with no apparent landing gear before slamming into a wall in a kaboom of flame and debris. Other photos showed smoke and fire engulfing parts of the plane. The passengers included two Thai nationals, and the rest are believed to be South Koreans, according to the transportation ministry. The plane was a Boeing 737-800 jet operated by Jeju Air, was seeking details of the accident, including its casualties and cause, an airline spokesperson said. Boeing and the US Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately respond to requests for comment. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 crashed South Korean jet |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-12-29 11:59 |
| #4 Plane veers off airport runway in South Korea and crashes, killing 179: reports |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-12-29 10:43 |
| #3 Landing gear in the 'down' position really is key. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-12-29 10:15 |
| #2 Boeing 737 |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2024-12-29 09:57 |
| #1 death toll much higher than 47 live update on this at https://www.reuters.com/world/south-korea-plane-crash-live-updates-2024-12-29/ |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2024-12-29 09:56 |