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(The Guardian) 9:01pm Summary
--Dozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday morning
--The exact casualty figures have not yet been tallied, though authorities are provisionally reporting that 28 people are believed to have died, according to news agency Newsis. Fire officials have warned that given the severe damage to the aircraft, the number of casualties could rise.
--Jeju Air flight 2216 from Bangkok to Muan was carrying 181 people – 175 passengers and six crew – when it came down, skidded along the runway and hit fencing and a wall around the perimeter before catching fire.
--Rescues are underway, with two people brought out of the wreckage so far. Emergency services are continuing their search operation.
--The Boeing 737-800 may have suffered a bird strike that caused the landing gear to fail, according news agency Yonhap.
--South Korea’s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, has ordered “all available equipment and personnel to be mobilised” for the rescue operations at Muan international airport in the country’s south-west and is heading to the crash site, about 300km from the capital, Seoul.
www.theguardian.com
--Dozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday morning
--The exact casualty figures have not yet been tallied, though authorities are provisionally reporting that 28 people are believed to have died, according to news agency Newsis. Fire officials have warned that given the severe damage to the aircraft, the number of casualties could rise.
--Jeju Air flight 2216 from Bangkok to Muan was carrying 181 people – 175 passengers and six crew – when it came down, skidded along the runway and hit fencing and a wall around the perimeter before catching fire.
--Rescues are underway, with two people brought out of the wreckage so far. Emergency services are continuing their search operation.
--The Boeing 737-800 may have suffered a bird strike that caused the landing gear to fail, according news agency Yonhap.
--South Korea’s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, has ordered “all available equipment and personnel to be mobilised” for the rescue operations at Muan international airport in the country’s south-west and is heading to the crash site, about 300km from the capital, Seoul.
South Korea plane crash: death toll reaches 47 after Jeju Air flight skids off runway at Muan airport – live updates
Authorities warn that provisional death toll could rise after Boeing 737-800 with 175 passengers and six crews hit airport fence
www.theguardian.com
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