In South Korea on Sunday (Dec 29), a plane carrying 181 people crashed at South Korea’s Muan airport in the country’s southwest, reported Yonhap news agency.
The Jeju Airlines plane was carrying “175 passengers, 6 crew members aboard” when it crashed at Muan airport, said the report.
According to AFP, authorities have confirmed that at least 28 people have died in the crash. Meanwhile, two people have been pulled alive from the plane debris.
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The flight was travelling from Thailand when it crashed. This is believed to have been caued by “contact with birds, resulting in malfunctioning landing gear” as the plane attempted to land at the airport in the country’s southwest, reported the South Korean news agency.
Rescue authorities were evacuating passengers from the rear section of the jet, Yonhap said, citing the fire department.
Visuals of the crash show the jet engulfed in flames on what appeared to be the side of the runway, with firefighters and emergency vehicles nearby.
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. A Jeju Air spokesperson said the airline was checking the reports.
(With inputs from agencies)