Jeju Air flight 2216’s last moments: What we know
The government has ordered an emergency inspection of all Boeing 737-800 models flown by Korean airlines, and also of runways at national airports.
Category: Accidents
179 Dead in South Korea’s Worst Plane Crash
Video showed the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 landing on its belly at Muan International Airport, skidding off the runway as smoke streamed out from the engines, before crashing into a wall and exploding in flames.
Acid Complicates Search After Deadly Brazil Bridge Collapse
At least two people are confirmed dead from the collapse, which occurred late Sunday on the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira bridge linking the states of Maranhao and Tocantins.
Nine Allegedly Killed in Iran as Bus, Fuel Truck Collide
At least nine people were killed on Monday when a bus collided with a fuel truck in Iran’s southeast, state media reported, the second mass casualty road accident within days.
Seven Dead in Small Plane Crash in Western Mexico
At least seven people died when a light aircraft crashed Sunday in a heavily forested area of Jalisco in western Mexico, local authorities reported.
Brazil plane crash Reportedly killed family of 10
The plane, a Piper Cheyenne 400 turboprop, was being flown by a businessman named Luiz Claudio Salgueiro Galeazzi, police confirmed to AFP, and the passengers were all family members of his.
Ukraine Drone Attack Causes Fire at Russian Oil Refinery
Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on a neighbouring Russian region had been “neutralised”, the area’s governor said Thursday, but they caused a brief fire at a local oil refinery.
Red Cross Fears More Than 200 Volunteers Missing in France’s Cyclone-Hit Mayotte
According to the latest official toll, 21 people are confirmed to have been killed by Cyclone Chido when it barrelled into the island and its surrounding archipelago at the weekend.
At least 7 killed in Mali attack
The “terrorist attack” in Segue village killed a relative of a cleric and six other men, the diocese of the Mopti region said.
Watu 12 Waripotiwa Kufariki Dunia Kutokana na Sumu ya Gesi ya Monoxidi ya kaboni
Kulingana na ripoti kutoka kwa polisi, miili ya wageni 11 na raia mmoja wa Georgia iligunduliwa siku ya Jumamosi katika eneo la kulala juu ya mgahawa katika eneo la mapumziko la Gudauri, kaskazini mwa nchi ya Caucasus.
