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In Pics: South Korea's Deadliest Plane Crash In Three Decades Kills Many, Some Missing

At least 176 people died as a Jeju Air passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at South Korea's Muan International Airport. Emergency officials in Muan said the plane's landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned. Before this, the last time South Korea suffered an aviation disaster of this scale was in 1997, when a Korean Airlines plane crashed in Guam, killing 228 people on board.바카라 웹사이트

| Photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon

Rescue team carry the body of a passenger at the site of a plane fire at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

Jeju Air Tragedy
Jeju Air Tragedy | Photo: Maeng Dae-hwan/Newsis via AP

Fire engines work to extinguish a fire at the Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

Jeju flight crashed at Muan International Airport
Jeju flight crashed at Muan International Airport | Photo: Cho Nam-soo/Yonhap via AP

Firefighters and rescue team members work at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

181 people were on board the aircraft
181 people were on board the aircraft | Photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon

Firefighters and rescue team members work near the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

Jeju Air disaster in South Korea
Jeju Air disaster in South Korea | Photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon

Rescue team members work near the wreckage of a passenger plane outside of Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

South Korea air accident
South Korea air accident | Photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon

Rescue team members work outside of Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

Rescue team at Muan International Airport
Rescue team at Muan International Airport | Photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon

Rescue team members work at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

Most of the passengers on board were South Koreans
Most of the passengers on board were South Koreans | Photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon

Relatives of passengers watch the news regarding the plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

A temporary morgue has been set up as families of the victims are gathering at the airport
A temporary morgue has been set up as families of the victims are gathering at the airport | Photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon

Relatives of passengers gather at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea after a passenger plane crashed at the airport.

South Korea Plane Fire
South Korea Plane Fire | Photo: South Korea's Muan Fire Station via AP

In this photo provided by South Korea's Muan Fire Station, a passenger plane is in flames at the Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea.

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