Three Dead, Scores Hurt, In Turkey Plane Accident.
Three people have died and 179 were injured when a plane skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport, caught fire and split into three after landing in rough weather.
The plane was apparently buffeted by strong winds and heavy rain lashing Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city.“Some passengers evacuated the plane by themselves but others are stuck inside and our rescuers are working to free them,” Transport Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan said on CNN-Turk television. The accident, which he attributed to bad weather, “could have had more serious consequences”, he said.
Some sprayed water jets onto the severed body of the aircraft, while others could be seen climbing up onto the plane to comb through the cabin.According to NTV, Turhan said the plane broke after a “strong landing” at Sabiha Gokcen, one of two main international airports in Istanbul. There had been very strong winds and rain in the area before the incident and poor weather conditions in Istanbul, particularly in winter, often lead to the cancellation of flights.The plane had landed at the airport at 1518 GMT, the private DHA news agency reported.
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