A total of 179 people have died and two people were rescued from the plane carrying 181 people that crashed at the Muan international airport in South Korea this morning, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing rescue authorities.
This means that officials have now confirmed that all of the plane’s 175 passengers were killed in the crash, along with four flight staff.
“Of the 179 dead, 65 have been identified,” South Korea’s fire agency said. The two surviving crew members were rescued from the tail of the aircraft and had suffered “mid to severe” injuries, authorities said.
It is the deadliest air crash to occur in South Korea, surpassing the 1993 Asiana Airlines crash in Mokpo that killed over 60 people.
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