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Irish among plane crash injured Families' fears over Thai crash
(about 14 hours later)
A number of Irish people were among those injured in a passenger jet crash in Thailand, the authorities have said. Two men from Londonderry were on board the plane which crashed in Thailand killing at least 88 people.
At least 88 people died when the aircraft attempted to land in heavy rain at Phuket Airport. One of the men is still missing while the other is being treated in intensive care at a Thai hospital.
The budget airline, One-Two-Go, was carrying 123 passengers on the flight from the capital, Bangkok, to the holiday resort. The two friends, in their 20s, left Derry last week to travel to Australia and south east Asia.
A partial list of survivors released by the Thai health ministry includes three people listed as Irish. There were 123 passengers and seven crew on board the flight from Bangkok when it crashed on landing in poor weather at Phuket airport on Sunday.
The UK's consul general is at the scene and Irish Department of Foreign Affairs officials have said they are attempting to obtain more information. Eight of the survivors are thought to be British.
The plane skidded off the runway in strong winds and driving rain. Officials said many of the passengers were foreigners. There were four Irish people on board the plane. Three are being treated for their injuries and one is still missing.
Phuket's deputy governor said more than 40 survivors were being treated at the holiday resort's hospital. Irishman John O'Donnell was among those who escaped.
"You could tell there was a problem. The plane was flying around trying to land. It was making some noises and it was bad rain," he said.
"There was a lot of smoke in the plane. I got out through the doors and I came out onto the wing. I got very badly burned on my face, my arms, my back, my legs."
Embassy officials are to co-ordinate an operation to locate the British dead and any survivors.