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Tragic accident in Muan: 179 dead when a Boeing 737 makes an emergency landing!
A plane crash in Muan, South Korea claims 179 lives. Apparently the cause was a bird strike. Only two survivors rescued.
Tragic accident in Muan: 179 dead when a Boeing 737 makes an emergency landing!
A devastating aircraft accident has shaken South Korea: On Sunday morning, a Boeing 737-800 from the budget airline Jeju Air from Bangkok landed at Muan International Airport with the landing gear not deployed. The plane crashed into a wall and burst into flames, Yonhap news agency reported. Tragically, 179 people were killed, including 175 passengers and six crew members. Only two flight attendants survived the inferno and their lives are not in danger. The accident is one of the worst in recent years and is causing consternation throughout the country nd-aktuell.de reported.
Bird strikes as a possible cause of accidents
Initial investigations indicate that a bird strike led to the fatal incident. According to reports, the tower in Muan had warned the pilots shortly before the accident. Visual smoke and banging noises from the engines were also reported. The chances of survival for the passengers were extremely low after the plane skidded off the runway during the crash landing. Several bodies were recovered from the wreckage while the fire department was still busy extinguishing the fire hours after the accident. The unfortunate circumstances of the accident made the situation at the airport catastrophic: all flights were canceled and relatives desperately waited for information about their missing people.
Acting President Choi Sang Mok ordered comprehensive rescue operations and stressed the importance of a thorough investigation into the causes of the accident. Meanwhile, US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has contacted Jeju Air to offer support. The South Korean airline publicly apologized for the tragedy and promised to make every effort to clarify the circumstances. In the southwest of the country, where the accident occurred, grief and shock are palpable, while the news reports mention the names and dates of birth of the victims who did not survive the accident, as also by vol.at reported.