Over 170 Dead in Jeju Air Crash in South Korea

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A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok to Muan International Airport in South Korea has skidded off the runway and burst into flames after a landing gear malfunction. Rescue workers are searching for survivors as government officials open an investigation into the cause of the crash.

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00:00The remains of Jeju Air Flight 2216 lay scattered across the runway as rescuers search for survivors.

00:13The flight from Bangkok was landing at Muan International Airport in southwestern South

00:17Korea when a suspected landing gear malfunction sent the plane skidding down the runway into

00:23a concrete barrier before bursting into flames.

00:29Of the 175 passengers and six crew members on board, only two survivors have been pulled

00:35from the wreckage.

00:46Inside the airport, families of those on board wait as an official reads off names of the

00:52people confirmed dead.

00:55The crash is one of South Korea's worst aviation disasters.

00:59It happens as the country is embroiled in deep political crisis.

01:05Here, the CEO of Jeju Air bows in apology, offering condolences to the families of the

01:12dead.

01:13And the plane's manufacturer, Boeing, has released a statement of support on social

01:19media.

01:20The cause of the crash is still being investigated.

01:26With the hope of finding survivors dwindling, the country, already embroiled in political

01:39turmoil, is turning to new questions.

01:43How did this happen?

01:45And what comes next?

01:46Luffy Lee and Harrel Hughes for Taiwan Plus.

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