The death toll from the air disaster in South Korea, where a Jeju Air plane crashed on Sunday morning upon landing at Muan airport, has risen to at least 151 dead, firefighters said.
Of the 181 people on board, there have been “so far two survivors and 151 confirmed deaths,” they said in a press release. A previous report showed 120 deaths.
The plane was carrying 175 passengers, including two Thai nationals, and six crew members between Bangkok and Muan, a city located about 290 kilometers south of the capital Seoul.
“The cause of the accident is presumed to be a collision with birds combined with adverse weather conditions. However, the exact cause will be announced after an investigation,” Lee Jeong-hyun, head of the Muan Fire Station, said at a press briefing.
A video broadcast by local channel MBC shows the plane landing with smoke coming from the engines. The plane hit a wall at the end of the runway and was immediately engulfed in flames.
APS
