A plane crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea has left 179 people dead
Four crew members and all 175 passengers were killed.
There are two survivors, both members of the flight crew. One of them has been talking to doctors, according to Yonhap news agency..
The Boeing 737-800, operated by Korean airline Jeju Air, was arriving from Bangkok, Thailand, when it crashed at about 09:00 local time (00:00 GMT).
Most passengers were South Koreans, apart from two Thai nationals.
Footage shows the plane landing without its wheels, skidding along the runway and crashing into a wall, triggering a fiery explosion.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, and it could take up to a month to decode the flight data as it was damaged.
A government official said air traffic control had issued a bird strike warning, delaying the landing. Two minutes later, the pilot issued a Mayday call and was cleared to land from the opposite direction.
We’re now hearing from a survivor – one of only two people who made it out alive from the plane crash.
The 33-year-old flight attendant from the Jeju Air plane told doctors he had already been rescued when he woke up, according to news agency Yonhap, which quoted hospital director Ju Woong.
He was first taken to a hospital in Mokpo, about 25km (15.5 miles) south of the airport, but was later transferred to Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital in the capital.
“He’s fully able to communicate,” Ju said. “There’s no indication yet of memory loss or such.”
The survivor, who suffered multiple fractures, is receiving special care due to the risk of after-effects, including total paralysis, the news agency added. (BBC)
