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South Korea plane crash death toll jumps to 151: fire department

CGTN

 , Updated 16:54, 29-Dec-2024

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A passenger plane is in flames at the Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, December 29, 2024. /CFP
A passenger plane is in flames at the Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, December 29, 2024. /CFP

A passenger plane is in flames at the Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, December 29, 2024. /CFP

South Korea's fire agency said Sunday that the death toll from a Jeju Air plane crash had risen to 151.

"So far two rescued, 151 confirmed dead," the National Fire Agency said in a statement, with the search and rescue operation ongoing as weeping relatives gathered at Muan International Airport.

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