More than 1,570 military, police and government officials were deployed to Muan in Jeolla province, South Korea, to support recovery efforts from the plane crash that killed at least 177 people, a member of the South Korean Ministry of Transportation reported. country.
The official added that the ministry will interview control tower staff to gather additional information, including whether there were visibility issues.
Communication data between the cabin and the control tower will also be reviewed, the source explained.
The accident occurred approximately two minutes after the plane made a distress call to the control tower, which instructed the plane to land in the opposite direction of the runway.
Worst plane crash in decades
At least 177 people died in a plane crash in South Korea on Saturday (28), according to local fire and rescue authorities.
This is the country’s worst air disaster in decades. Two people survived, both crew members, while two people are missing.
The Jeju Air plane was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members when it crash-landed at Muan County Airport. Everyone on board was South Korean except for two Thai citizens.
This content was originally published in South Korea sends more than a thousand rescuers to rescue plane that exploded on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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