A military plane transporting troops has crashed in the southern Philippines after missing the runway during landing on Sunday, the military chief said.
General Cirilito Sobejana told reporters that at least 40 people have been rescued from the burning wreckage of the C-130, which crashed as it tried to land on Jolo Island, 1,000km (621 miles) south of the capital Manila.
“Responders are at the site now. We are praying we can save more lives,” Sobejana said.
“It’s very unfortunate. The plane missed the runway, and it was trying to regain power but failed and crashed.”
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At least 17 people have died and 40 taken to hospital after a military plane transporting troops crashed in the southern Philippines, the country’s defense minister said. Ninety-two people, most of them army personnel, were on board the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft when the accident happened as it tried to land on Jolo Island in Sulu province around midday on Sunday, Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said in a statement.
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Un avión militar filipino se ha estrellado con 85 personas a bordo, según comunicó este domingo el jefe de las Fuerzas Armadas del país, recoge AFP.
ReplyDeleteEl accidente tuvo lugar a las 11:30 (hora local) cuando la aeronave, que transportaba tropas desde la ciudad de Cagayán de Oro, intentaba aterrizar en la provincia insular de Joló, en el sur del país, detalló el general Cirilito Sobejana.
"Se perdió la pista mientras trataba de recuperar la energía. No tenía la potencia, cayó en las cercanías de Barangay Bangkal, en el municipio de Patikul", agregó.
DeleteHasta el momento se ha rescatado a 40 personas de los restos del C-130 en llamas, y han sido trasladadas al hospital de la 11.ª División de Infantería de la ciudad de Busbus.
DeleteMuchos de los pasajeros se habían completado recientemente la formación militar básica y estaban siendo desplegados en la isla como parte de una fuerza de tarea conjunta que lucha contra el terrorismo en la región.
The plane, a C130 Hercules, was trying to land in Jolo island in Sulu province when it overshot the runway.
ReplyDeleteSeventeen bodies are said to have been recovered from the crash site at Patikul.
Flames and smoke were seen rising from the wreckage.
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