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| Fears over Thai air crash Britons | Fears over Thai air crash Britons |
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| British officials have arrived at a Thai tourist resort where a plane crashed killing at least 88 people. | British officials have arrived at a Thai tourist resort where a plane crashed killing at least 88 people. |
| Thai authorities said UK nationals were among those who died on Sunday when an aircraft skidded off a runway in heavy rain on the southern island of Phuket. | Thai authorities said UK nationals were among those who died on Sunday when an aircraft skidded off a runway in heavy rain on the southern island of Phuket. |
| Embassy officials are to co-ordinate an operation to locate the British dead and any survivors. | Embassy officials are to co-ordinate an operation to locate the British dead and any survivors. |
| The Foreign Office said British nationals were on board but was unable to say how many were involved. | The Foreign Office said British nationals were on board but was unable to say how many were involved. |
| Survivors described how the plane, operated by a Thai budget airline, smashed through a wall and broke up, before bursting into flames. | Survivors described how the plane, operated by a Thai budget airline, smashed through a wall and broke up, before bursting into flames. |
| Irish survivor, John O'Donnell, 50, said: "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. | |
| "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." | "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." |
| FOREIGN OFFICE INQUIRIES People who are concerned about relatives can call the Foreign Office on 020 7008 0000 or Thailand directly on 00 66 859 11 34 38 Clue search after air crash | FOREIGN OFFICE INQUIRIES People who are concerned about relatives can call the Foreign Office on 020 7008 0000 or Thailand directly on 00 66 859 11 34 38 Clue search after air crash |
| Some 123 passengers, mostly foreigners, and seven crew were on board the flight from Bangkok to the tourist resort of Phuket. | Some 123 passengers, mostly foreigners, and seven crew were on board the flight from Bangkok to the tourist resort of Phuket. |
| About 40 people escaped the burning wreckage and were taken to hospital for treatment. | About 40 people escaped the burning wreckage and were taken to hospital for treatment. |
| A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We know there were definitely British nationals on board but we are still trying to urgently establish the details." | A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We know there were definitely British nationals on board but we are still trying to urgently establish the details." |
| List of survivors | List of survivors |
| It is not expecting to have the number of casualties and fatalities until the British ambassador to Thailand, Quinton Quayle, arrives in Phuket. | It is not expecting to have the number of casualties and fatalities until the British ambassador to Thailand, Quinton Quayle, arrives in Phuket. |
| He said consular teams from London, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur were travelling there too. | He said consular teams from London, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur were travelling there too. |
| In pictures: Thai crash Survivors flee wreckage | In pictures: Thai crash Survivors flee wreckage |
| The UK's honorary consul general was at the site and was due to go to the hospital to check the whereabouts of any Britons who may have been on the plane. | The UK's honorary consul general was at the site and was due to go to the hospital to check the whereabouts of any Britons who may have been on the plane. |
| "Our concern at the moment is with the welfare of the British passengers and their families and that is our top priority - to establish the facts and look after them," he said. | "Our concern at the moment is with the welfare of the British passengers and their families and that is our top priority - to establish the facts and look after them," he said. |
| The Thai Ministry of Public Health has issued a partial list of 31 foreign survivors, including five Britons. | The Thai Ministry of Public Health has issued a partial list of 31 foreign survivors, including five Britons. |
| Black box | Black box |
| The British ambassador said he had spoken to Thai officials to urge to them to identify the dead as quickly as possibly. | The British ambassador said he had spoken to Thai officials to urge to them to identify the dead as quickly as possibly. |
| If there were British fatalities, he said consulate officials would concentrate on giving assistance to their friends and family as well as helping the injured. | If there were British fatalities, he said consulate officials would concentrate on giving assistance to their friends and family as well as helping the injured. |
| However, the task of identifying the dead is being made more difficult because the flight manifest listed names but not nationalities of the passengers, and many of the bodies were badly burned. | However, the task of identifying the dead is being made more difficult because the flight manifest listed names but not nationalities of the passengers, and many of the bodies were badly burned. |
| In the meantime, investigators probing the crash say they have found the flight recorders from Flight OG 269, operated by airline One-Two-Go. | In the meantime, investigators probing the crash say they have found the flight recorders from Flight OG 269, operated by airline One-Two-Go. |
| Thai ministers said the black boxes would be sent to the US for analysis and they hoped to know the cause of the accident in several weeks' time. | Thai ministers said the black boxes would be sent to the US for analysis and they hoped to know the cause of the accident in several weeks' time. |
| In a recorded statement, One-Two-Go Airlines, which is owned by Orient Thai Airways, apologised for the accident. | In a recorded statement, One-Two-Go Airlines, which is owned by Orient Thai Airways, apologised for the accident. |
| The Foreign Office in London has set up an inquiry line for family members concerned about relatives. It is 020 7008 0000. Airline One-Two-Go have also set up hotline numbers: +66 (0)85 911 3438 and +66 (0)85 911 4297 | |
| Are you affected by the crash? Are you in Phuket? If you have any information you would like to share with the BBC please use the form below. | Are you affected by the crash? Are you in Phuket? If you have any information you would like to share with the BBC please use the form below. |
| You can send your pictures and moving footage to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 0044 (0)7725 100 100 | You can send your pictures and moving footage to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 0044 (0)7725 100 100 |
| Read terms and conditions on sending photos and video | Read terms and conditions on sending photos and video |
| When taking photos or filming please do not endanger yourself or others, take unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. | When taking photos or filming please do not endanger yourself or others, take unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. |