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| Taiwan TransAsia Airways plane crash kills at least 40 | Taiwan TransAsia Airways plane crash kills at least 40 |
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| A passenger plane has crashed after a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing more than 40 people, local officials say. | A passenger plane has crashed after a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing more than 40 people, local officials say. |
| The domestic flight crashed near Magong airport on the outlying Penghu island, reports said. | |
| There were a total of 54 passengers and four crew on board, Taiwan's CNA news agency reported. | There were a total of 54 passengers and four crew on board, Taiwan's CNA news agency reported. |
| Aviation officials said flight GE222 aborted its initial landing and then crashed, local media reported. | Aviation officials said flight GE222 aborted its initial landing and then crashed, local media reported. |
| Transport minister Yeh Kuang-Shih said that 47 people were killed and 11 were injured, CNA reported. | Transport minister Yeh Kuang-Shih said that 47 people were killed and 11 were injured, CNA reported. |
| The agency previously said that 51 were feared killed, citing fire department officials. | The agency previously said that 51 were feared killed, citing fire department officials. |
| "It's chaotic [at] the scene," Jean Shen, director of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, told Reuters news agency. | "It's chaotic [at] the scene," Jean Shen, director of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, told Reuters news agency. |
| 'Plane in flames' | 'Plane in flames' |
| Firefighters and other emergency personnel are attempting to rescue those on board. | Firefighters and other emergency personnel are attempting to rescue those on board. |
| "It was thunderstorm conditions during the crash," said Hsi Wen-guang, Penghu County Government Fire Bureau spokesman. | |
| "From the crash site we sent 11 people to hospital with injuries. A few empty apartment buildings adjacent to the runway caught fire, but no-one was inside at the time and the fire was extinguished." | |
| A photo published by local media showed firefighters examining the debris, with light being shone to illuminate the wreckage in the darkness. | A photo published by local media showed firefighters examining the debris, with light being shone to illuminate the wreckage in the darkness. |
| The ATR 72 turboprop aircraft departed from the southern municipality of Kaohsiung at 17:43 local time (09:43 GMT), but lost contact with controllers at 19:06, CNA said, citing the Civil Aeronautics Administration. | The ATR 72 turboprop aircraft departed from the southern municipality of Kaohsiung at 17:43 local time (09:43 GMT), but lost contact with controllers at 19:06, CNA said, citing the Civil Aeronautics Administration. |
| The plane was found at Penghu island's Xixi village in flames, local media reported. | The plane was found at Penghu island's Xixi village in flames, local media reported. |
| David Vargas, a spokesman for the manufacturer ATR, told the BBC's Chinese service: "We are trying to get more information and confirm what went wrong." | |
| Earlier on Wednesday, Taiwan was battered by strong winds and rain from a tropical storm, Typhoon Matmo. | Earlier on Wednesday, Taiwan was battered by strong winds and rain from a tropical storm, Typhoon Matmo. |
| However, an official at the Civil Aeronautics Administration told Reuters that bad weather at the time of the crash did not exceed international regulations for landing. | |
| Typhoon Matmo had caused many flights to be cancelled but the land warning was lifted around 17:30 local time, around the time the plane took off, the BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei reports. | Typhoon Matmo had caused many flights to be cancelled but the land warning was lifted around 17:30 local time, around the time the plane took off, the BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei reports. |
| How are you affected by the crash? Are you near Magong airport? You can email your comments to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, using the subject line 'Taiwan'. | How are you affected by the crash? Are you near Magong airport? You can email your comments to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, using the subject line 'Taiwan'. |