South Korea plane crash: A plane with 181 people on board crashed at Muan International Airport, South Korea on Sunday morning. At least 179 people were killed, according to media reports. A plane caught fire at a southern South Korean airport after its landing gear malfunctioned, the emergency office said. The plane with about 181 people was returning from Bangkok.
The fire was put out and rescue officials were trying to remove passengers from the plane at the airport in the South Korean city of Muan, he added.
Jeju Air flight plane collided with a fence: Reports
Yonhap news agency reported the Jeju Air flight plane veered off the runway and collided with a fence. Local TV stations aired footage showing thick pillows of black smoke billowing from the plane engulfed with flame.
Other South Korean media outlets carried similar casualties. The incident came as South Korea is embroiled into a huge political crisis triggered by President Yoon Suk Yeol's stunning imposition of martial law and ensuing impeachment. Last Friday, South Korean lawmakers impeached acting President Han Duck-soo and suspended his duties, making Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok to take over.
Choi ordered officials to employ all available resources to rescue the passengers and crew, according to Yonhap news agency. Yoon's office said his chief secretary, Chung Jin-suk, will preside over an emergency meeting between senior presidential staff later on Sunday to discuss the crash.
(With agencies inputs)
