A Jeju Air plane crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing at least 28 people. The aircraft veered off the runway and collided with a fence, causing a fire. Rescue efforts are underway, with two survivors found so far.
At least 28 people were dead on Sunday after an airliner went off the runway and crashed at South Korea ’s Muan International Airport, Yonhap news agency reported. The accident occurred as the Jeju Air plane, carrying 175 passengers and six crew on a flight from Thailand, was landing at the airport in the south of the country, the report said. Two people were found alive as the rescue mission was continuing, according to Yonhap.
Yonhap news agency reported the plane veered off the runway and collided with a fence. Emergency officials said they were examining the exact cause of the fire. Local TV stations aired footage showing thick pillows of black smoke billowing from the plane engulfed with flame. Authorities were working to rescue people in the tail section, an airport official told Reuters. Acting President Choi Sung-mok, who was named interim leader of the country on Friday after the previous acting president was impeached amid an ongoing political crisis, ordered all-out rescue efforts, his office said
AIRPLANE CRASH SOUTH KOREA MUAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FATALITIES RESCUE EFFORTS
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