A jet disaster at a South Korean airport claimed at least 47 lives.

A jet disaster at a South Korean. Airport claimed at least 47 lives.

At least 47 people were killed when a plane carrying 181 passengers crashed at a South Korean airport, according to the nation’s fire service.

At Muan International Airport in the southwest of the nation, the plane went off the runway and into a wall, according to the Yonhap news agency.

According to reports. During the landing of the Jeju Air aircraft. Which was returning from Bangkok, Thailand, with 175 passengers and six flight attendants on board.

A fire spokesman told the Reuters news agency that rescue efforts were still ongoing and that two people had been found alive thus far.

According to an airport official, emergency personnel were trying to save lives in the aircraft’s tail area.

According to Yonhap. There were two. Thais and 173 A jet disaster at. South Koreans among the passengers.

Local media suggested that birds becoming entangled in the plane’s systems might have been the culprit.

Social media users have shared unverified video of the plane slipping off the runway and colliding with a wall before a portion of it catches fire.

A sizable cloud of black smoke can be seen ascending into the sky in other footage.

According to a statement from South Korea’s fire department. 80 firefighters and more than 30 fire engines have been sent to the scene of the incident. And one flight attendant and one passenger have been rescued thus far.