Abbie. Posted July 23, 2014 #1 Report Posted July 23, 2014 TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A plane making a second landing attempt in stormy weather crashed at an airport on a small Taiwanese island late Wednesday, killing 51 people and injuring seven, fire officials said. Taiwan was battered by Typhoon Matmo early Tuesday morning, and the Central Weather Bureau was advising of heavy rain through the evening, even though the center of the storm was in mainland China. The flight was heading from the capital, Taipei, to the island Penghu, halfway between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait. Pictures from the airport showed a handful of firefighters using flashlights to look at wreckage in the darkness. Penghu is a lightly populated island that averages about two flights a day from Taipei. Taiwan's Central News Agency cites the Civil Aviation Administration as saying the flight carried 54 passengers and four flight crew and was operated by a Taiwanese airline, TransAsia Airways.
Jay. Posted July 23, 2014 #2 Report Posted July 23, 2014 What's up with all those plane crashes this year ? I'm flying next month and I'm so scared
ValetGirls Posted July 23, 2014 #3 Report Posted July 23, 2014 Guess who's not flying on a plane anytime soon but in all seriousness, thoughts for the family and friends of those affected
Urbanney Posted July 23, 2014 #4 Report Posted July 23, 2014 What's up with all those plane crashes this year ? mte rip
OohLaLa Posted July 23, 2014 #5 Report Posted July 23, 2014 I'm flying next month and I'm so scared Me too. Can't even imagine what the people who survived are feeling right now.
JoshLee Posted July 25, 2014 #6 Report Posted July 25, 2014 What's up with all those plane crashes this year ? This
Jeansus Spears Posted July 25, 2014 #7 Report Posted July 25, 2014 I'm pretty shocked at the amount of plane crashed these days Deepest condolences to the families
Miss Bad Media Karma Posted July 25, 2014 #8 Report Posted July 25, 2014 I just came back from Africa (30 hour flights) and I'm fine Yay! So many chinese/asian plane crashes
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