A plane carrying 181 passengers has crashed at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 47 people, the country’s fire service has said.
The aircraft came off the runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in the south west of the country, the Yonhap news agency reported.
The Jeju Air plane, which was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, was reportedly flying back from Bangkok in Thailand and the accident took place while it was landing.
Two people have been found alive so far and rescue operations were still under way, a fire official told the Reuters news agency. (BBC news)
