Crash drama with 107 dead in Pakistan!
A plane with 99 passengers and eight crew members crashed into a residential area. As the country’s aviation authority said on Friday, the plane crashed near the city of Karachi in a residential area.
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The plane was approaching Karachi airport, crashing into a residential areaPhoto: ASIF HASSAN / AFP
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According to the Mayor of Karachi, none of the 107 inmates survived. Pakistan International Airlines’ Airbus A320 is said to have just landed at Karachi airport. According to PIA chief Arshad Malik, the pilot reported to the tower technical problems of the machine.
Eyewitnesses report that the accident machine tried two or three times to land at Jinnah International Airport. A local resident said, according to the AP news agency, that he had seen the plane circle at least three times before it plunged into the residential area.
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Rescue workers rescue a victim in the rubble at the crash sitePhoto: Fareed Khan / AP Photo / dpa
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The first video recordings of the crash site show a devastated residential area and dark clouds of smoke. The military and police cordoned off the area known as the “Model Colony” about two kilometers from the runway. TV recordings showed a thick, black cloud of smoke and ambulances hurrying to the crash site.
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A fireman stands in the middle of the debris and extinguishes the fires at the crash sitePhoto: Fareed Khan / AP Photo / dpa
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Injured people were pulled out of the rubble of collapsed buildings. At least 15 people who were wounded in the damaged homes were taken to Karachi Jinnah Hospital, where a state of emergency was declared, said doctor Seemin Jamali.
The domestic flight PK8303 had started in Lahore in the northeast of the country. The crash happened around 2:45 p.m. local time (11:45 a.m. German time).
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Doctors were preparing for the arrival of possible survivorsPhoto: SHAHZAIB AKBER / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock
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After a temporary suspension of flights due to the corona pandemic, flight operations in Pakistan only resumed a few days ago. Because of the upcoming Eid al-Fitr festival at the end of Ramadan, many people are currently traveling to their hometowns in the country.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed condolences to the victims and families. On Twitter, he wrote: “Shocked and saddened by the PIA crash.”
