Publish: 09:18, 29 Dec, 2024 Updated: 01:08, 30 Dec, 2024

South Korea plane crash: Only 2 survive among 181

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South Korea plane crash: Only 2 survive among 181
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At least 151 people are confirmed dead after the Jeju Air plane, carrying 181 people, has crashed while landing at an airport in South Korea.

Of those, 71 are identified as male and 71 female. The sex of 9 people who have died is yet to be confirmed.

Two flight crew were rescued from the wreckage and taken to hospital, reports BBC.

On Sunday morning, the aircraft came off the runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in the south west of the country, the Yonhap news agency reported.

The Jeju Air plane, which was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, was reportedly flying back from Bangkok in Thailand and the accident took place while it was landing.

Emergency services were attempting to rescue people in the tail section of the aircraft, an airport official said.

The passengers on board included 173 South Koreans and two Thais, Yonhap reports.

The cause of the crash is still not known, but local media reported it may have been caused by birds getting caught in the plane's systems.

Unverified footage uploaded to social media shows the aircraft skidding off the runway and crashing into a wall, before part of it bursts into flames.

Other footage shows a large plume of black smoke rising into the sky.

One flight attendant and one passenger have been rescued so far, South Korea's fire agency said in a statement, adding that 80 firefighters and more than 30 fire trucks had been deployed to the crash site.

Bd-pratidin English/Fariha Nowshin Chinika

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