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| Plane crashes in Thailand resort | Plane crashes in Thailand resort |
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| Many people are feared dead after a plane crashed on landing in bad weather at the Thai resort of Phuket, aviation officials say. | |
| The plane, carrying 123 passengers, a number of them foreigners, crashed after hitting the runway heavily in strong winds and heavy rain. | The plane, carrying 123 passengers, a number of them foreigners, crashed after hitting the runway heavily in strong winds and heavy rain. |
| The number of casualties is not clear but there are reports of survivors. | |
| Flight OG 269, operated by budget airline One-Two-Go, was landing after a journey from the capital, Bangkok. | Flight OG 269, operated by budget airline One-Two-Go, was landing after a journey from the capital, Bangkok. |
| Rescue operations are under way at the airport and doctors are being flown to Phuket to treat the injured. | |
| Rescuers said the plane caught fire after crashing. | |
| Civil aviation official Chiasak Angkauwan said: "The airplane asked to land but due to the weather in Phuket - strong wind and heavy rain - maybe the pilot did not see the runway clearly. | |
| "The plane then fell onto the runway and broke into two." | "The plane then fell onto the runway and broke into two." |
| One-Two-Go is owned by Orient Thai Airways. | One-Two-Go is owned by Orient Thai Airways. |
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