Media reported 151 dead in plane crash in South Korea

The number of people killed in the crash of the airplane of Jeju Air in South Korea during landing at Muang airport has grown to 151 people. This was reported on December 29 in the agency Yonhap with reference to the fire departments.

"As a result of the crash of an airliner in Jeju-do, 151 people died. As of 16:49 (local time, 10:49 Moscow time)," - the agency reports the message of the agency.

According to Yonhap, there were only 181 people on board, six of whom were crew members. Preliminarily, almost all the passengers are classified as South Koreans, only two of them are Thai.

Both survivors are crew members and were rescued from the rear tail of the plane. They have been taken to hospitals in Seoul. Their lives are not in any danger.

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The crash of the Jeju Air plane while landing at Muang Airport was reported earlier in the day. Authorities are investigating the scene to determine the exact cause of the crash, and rescue operations are also underway. According to the airport authority, the plane crashed while landing on the fuselage due to landing gear failure before it could shed speed.