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179 passengers, crew members feared dead in South Korean plane crash
At least 179 passengers and crew members aboard a South Korean Boeing 737-800 aircraft are feared dead after it crashed at the Muan International Airport on Sunday morning,
Reports by NDTV states that out of the 181 people on board the plane operated by Jeju Air, including six crew members, 179 passengers may have perished in the accident.
According to South Korean officials, two survivors, one crew member and one passenger, were pulled from the wreckage during an ongoing rescue operation.
Footage broadcast by South Korea’s MBC network showed the plane which was travelling from Bangkok to South Korea, touching down on the runway with smoke billowing from its engines and moments later, the plane was engulfed in flames.
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“Miraculously, two survivors – a crew member and a passenger – were rescued from the wreckage and are receiving medical attention,” said an official report.
“Emergency responders are still working to rescue anyone who may have survived the devastating crash, while investigators have begun their probe into the cause of the disaster,” it added.
An earlier report by South Korea’s fire agency said that the death count from a Jeju Air plane crash had been confirmed to be 151, with just two people rescued and hopes of finding more survivors fading.
“So far two rescued, 151 confirmed dead,” the National Fire Agency said in a statement.
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