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9 News
4 days ago
- 9 News
Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into school, killing at least 19
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka, shortly after takeoff on Monday, killing at least 19 people including the pilot and injuring more than 100, officials said. According to the military and a fire official, the Chinese-made F-7 BGI aircraft crashed into the campus of Milestone School and College, in the Uttara neighbourhood, in the afternoon as students were attending classes. The Fire Service and Civil Defence said that at least 19 people, mostly students, died and another 116 were rescued with injuries. A significant number sustained burn injuries. Firemen check the wreckage of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed onto a school campus in Dhaka. (AP) The Fire Service and Civil Defence said that at least 19 people, mostly students, died and another 116 were rescued with injuries. (AP) The government announced a national day of mourning on Tuesday, with flags to fly at half-staff across the country. The military said the jet took off from Bangladesh Air Force Base AK Khandaker in Dhaka's Kurmitola neighbourhood at 1.06pm local time (5pm AEST) and crashed soon after, catching fire immediately. It said the aircraft "experienced a technical malfunction", but that a high-level committee within the Air Force would conduct an investigation to determine the cause. Flight Lieutenant Md Toukir Islam made "every effort to divert the aircraft away from densely populated areas toward a more sparsely inhabited location," the military said. "Unfortunately, the aircraft crashed into a two-storey building" within the school. It is the deadliest airplane crash in the Bangladeshi capital in recent memory. Local media indicated most of the injured were students. Relatives panicked at the scene as rescuers, using tricycle rickshaws or whatever was available, transported the injured to local hospitals. The government announced a national day of mourning on Tuesday, with flags to fly at half-staff across the country. (AP) Local media indicated most of the injured were students. (AP) A desperate scene unfolded as the crash occurred. Local residents and rescuers carried wounded students on their laps, while worried parents ran frantically. One father sprinted with his daughter cradled in his arms. A mother cried out, having found her younger child, but desperately searching for her elder. Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus pledged an investigation into the crash, expressing his deep sorrow over the "heartbreaking accident" at Milestone School and College. In a statement, he lamented the "irreparable" loss suffered by "Air Force personnel, students, parents, teachers, staff, and others", calling it "a moment of deep national grief". Rafiqa Taha, a student who was not present at the time of the crash, told The Associated Press by phone that the school, with some 2000 students, offers classes from elementary to twelfth grade. "I was terrified watching videos on TV," the 16-year-old said. "My God! It's my school." Bangladesh aviation plane accident Plane Crash Asia World CONTACT US
Sydney Morning Herald
5 days ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Terrified passengers leap into the sea to escape deadly ferry blaze
Manado, Indonesia: Terrified passengers jumped into the sea from an Indonesian passenger ferry as flames leapt high and black smoke billowed from the burning vessel. Search crews said three people died and more than 560 were rescued. Authorities initially said five people were killed, but early on Monday the National Search and Rescue Agency revised it to three, after two passengers who'd initially been reported as dead were found safe in a hospital – including a two-month-old baby whose lungs had been filled with seawater. Photos and videos circulated on social media showed passengers – mostly wearing life jackets – jumping into the sea and being rescued. The KM Barcelona 5 caught fire on Sunday afternoon AEST while heading to Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province. It was on its regular half-day journey from Melonguane port in Talaud Islands district in the same province, according to First Admiral Franky Pasuna Sihombing, chief of the Manado navy base. A coast guard ship, six rescue vessels and several inflatable boats were deployed in the rescue operation, Sihombing said. The crews pulled many people from the sea and took them to nearby islands. Local fishermen also saved some survivors wearing life jackets and drifting in the choppy waters.
The Age
5 days ago
- The Age
Terrified passengers leap into the sea to escape deadly ferry blaze
Manado, Indonesia: Terrified passengers jumped into the sea from an Indonesian passenger ferry as flames leapt high and black smoke billowed from the burning vessel. Search crews said three people died and more than 560 were rescued. Authorities initially said five people were killed, but early on Monday the National Search and Rescue Agency revised it to three, after two passengers who'd initially been reported as dead were found safe in a hospital – including a two-month-old baby whose lungs had been filled with seawater. Photos and videos circulated on social media showed passengers – mostly wearing life jackets – jumping into the sea and being rescued. The KM Barcelona 5 caught fire on Sunday afternoon AEST while heading to Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province. It was on its regular half-day journey from Melonguane port in Talaud Islands district in the same province, according to First Admiral Franky Pasuna Sihombing, chief of the Manado navy base. A coast guard ship, six rescue vessels and several inflatable boats were deployed in the rescue operation, Sihombing said. The crews pulled many people from the sea and took them to nearby islands. Local fishermen also saved some survivors wearing life jackets and drifting in the choppy waters.
