A devastating plane crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea has killed 179 people. Flight 7C2216, arriving from Bangkok, skidded off the runway and erupted in flames. Families of the victims are reeling from the tragedy, questioning the pilot's actions and demanding answers.
MUAN COUNTY, South Korea - Jeon Je-young keeps playing the video of the plane with his daughter and another 180 people on board slamming into a wall and bursting into flames at a South Korea n airport."When I saw the accident video, the plane seemed out of control," said 71-year-old Jeon."The pilots probably had no choice but to do it. My daughter, who is only in her mid-40s, ended up like this. This is unbelievable.
The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway, erupting in a fireball at the Muan International Airport. Crime scene investigators collected saliva swaps from families to run DNA tests to identify the victims.
Fire officials reported that the impact of the crash had left the plane"almost completely destroyed". Mi-sook was identified by her fingerprints, and her family is looking for a funeral home near her town of Gwangju to transport her body there.
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