Tragedy in South Korea: Plane Crash Leaves 179 Feared Dead
In a devastating turn of events, a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, carrying 181 people, crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea early Sunday morning. Dramatic footage broadcast by South Korea’s MBC network captured the harrowing moment the plane, en route from Bangkok, landed with smoke billowing from its engines.
Within seconds, the aircraft was engulfed in a fiery inferno. Of the passengers and crew aboard, 179 are feared dead, according to reports from NDTV. In a remarkable twist of fate, two survivors—a crew member and a passenger—were pulled from the wreckage and are currently receiving medical care, offering a sliver of hope amidst the grim tragedy.
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Emergency teams continue to comb through the debris in search of potential survivors, while aviation authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the disaster.
