Plane crash in South Korea: 179 of 181 people dead, week of mourning declared
Only two people were rescued and 179 people died in the plane crash on Sunday morning at the international airport in the city of Muan in southwestern South Korea. All bodies have been recovered.
Source: South Korean news agency Yonhap, citing rescue service; The Guardian
Details: Officials have confirmed that all 175 passengers on the plane, as well as four crew members, died in the crash.
Quote from rescue workers: "Of the 179 dead, 65 have been identified."
More details: The two surviving crew members were rescued from the tail section of the plane and suffered "mid to severe injuries", authorities said.
South Korea declares seven days of mourning over the plane crash.
Flags at government offices will be at half-mast and civil servants will wear black ribbons.
Background: A Jeju Air passenger plane crashed while landing at the Muan International Airport in southwestern South Korea. The plane veered off the runway, collided with a fence and exploded.
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