A plane carrying 181 passengers has crashed at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 62 people, the country’s fire service has said
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 returning from
Bangkok in Thailand and crashed as it was landing at just after 09:00 local time
Two people have been found alive so far and rescue operations were still under way, a fire official told the Reuters news agency
The passengers on board the flight included 173 South Koreans and two Thais, Yonhap reported. Those confirmed dead include 37 women and 25 men
The cause of the crash is still not known, but local media report it may have been caused by birds getting caught in the plane’s systems
The death toll from the crash at Muan International Airport has risen to 85, the National Fire Agency says in a statement.
A total of 39 men and 46 women have been killed, it adds.
South Korean news agency Yonhap reports that most of the 181 passengers are presumed dead, citing the local fire authority.
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