An plane carrying 181 folks has crashed at an airport in South Korea, killing a minimum of 28 folks, the Yonhap information company stories.
The plane veered off a runway and crashed right into a wall at Muan Worldwide Airport within the south west of the nation, in line with the South Korean information company.
The Jeju Air aircraft, which was carrying 175 passengers and 6 flight attendants, was reportedly flying again from Bangkok in Thailand and the accident passed off whereas it was touchdown.
Two folks had been discovered alive and rescue operations had been nonetheless underneath approach, a hearth official advised the Reuters information company.
Emergency companies had been trying to rescue folks within the tail part of the plane, an airport official stated.
The passengers on board included 173 South Koreans and two Thais, Yonhap stories.
The reason for the crash continues to be not recognized, however native media is reporting that it might have been brought on by birds getting caught within the aircraft’s techniques.
Reuters/YonhapUnverified footage uploaded to social media reveals the plane skidding off the runway and crashing right into a wall, earlier than a part of it bursts into flames.
Different footage reveals a big plume of black smoke rising into the sky.
One flight attendant and one passenger have been rescued to this point, South Korea’s fireplace company stated in a press release, including that 80 firefighters and greater than 30 fireplace vans had been deployed to the crash web site.