The death toll in the plane crash at Muan Airport in South Korea has risen to 179 people, Report informs via Yonhap news agency.
It is noted that two people were rescued.
Only two people managed to survive the Boeing 737-800 crash at Muan Airport in South Korea.
According to Report, citing foreign media, preliminary data from the fire service indicates that the remaining 179 people died. So far, 85 deaths have been confirmed.
The Yonhap Agency reports that there are conflicting accounts about the survivors. It is claimed that two women survived - a passenger and a crew member. According to Reuters, two crew members survived - a man and a woman.
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At least 62 have been killed in a plane crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea’s South Jeolla Province, Report informs via the Yonhap news agency.
There were 175 passengers and six crew members on board the plane.
The plane, en route from Bangkok, veered off the runway and collided with a fence during landing. According to emergency officials, the aircraft’s landing gears failed due to a birdstrike.
Meanwhile, the News1 agency reports that two people have been rescued alive so far. Rescuers are carrying out a rescue operation in the tail section of the aircraft. Efforts continue to extinguish a fire caused by the crash.