A passenger plane crashed in South Korea, resulting in the deaths of over a hundred people.

On Sunday, December 29, a plane crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea. The aircraft skidded off the runway and met with disaster, resulting in fatalities.

This was reported by RBK-Ukraine referencing Reuters.

The accident occurred when a Boeing aircraft from Jeju Air, carrying 175 passengers and 6 crew members on a flight from Thailand, was landing at the airport in the southern part of the country. Footage shared online shows the twin-engine plane sliding along the runway without visible landing gear before crashing into a wall, causing an explosion, debris, and fire. Currently, there is no official information regarding the cause of the accident.

According to Yonhap news agency, at least 28 people have died as a result of the crash. Two individuals survived. The status of the others remains unknown.

A representative from the airport informed Reuters that authorities are working to rescue people trapped in the tail section of the aircraft. Meanwhile, the acting president of the country, Choi Sung-mok, has ordered comprehensive rescue operations to be conducted.

Updated at 06:20

Yonhap reports that all individuals on board, except for the two rescued, are likely to have perished in the aviation disaster.

At the same time, this media outlet states that confirmed reports indicate there are currently 85 casualties.

Updated at 07:29

Yonhap, citing firefighters, reports that the death toll from the aviation disaster has risen to 96.

Updated at 7:55

The fire department informed Yonhap that the number of fatalities from the plane crash has now increased to 120.

Meanwhile, officials believe that the cause of the accident may have been a landing gear failure, possibly due to a bird strike. An investigation has begun at the scene to determine the exact cause.

Recall that a few days ago, on the morning of December 25, a passenger Embraer aircraft crashed in the west of Kazakhstan near Aktau. It was en route from Baku to Grozny.

It is known that as a result of the incident, 38 people lost their lives, while 29 survived. There is no reliable information regarding the cause of the plane's fall. Media reports suggest two key theories - a bird strike and an attack by a Russian surface-to-air missile system.

For more details, read in RBK-Ukraine's article.