Urgent: 48 Die in Peru Air Crash, 52 Survive
Posted on: Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 09:00 CDT
Urgent: 48 die in Peru air crash, 52 survive
LIMA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Fifty-two people have survived the air crash of a Peruvian airliner Tuesday, and 48 others including the seven-member crew have died, the TANS airline company said.
Meanwhile, police said that 41 bodies of the victims have been found.
Earlier, Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo said that at least 70 people had been killed in the crash of the Boeing 737-200 jet in heavy storm near the Amazon city of Pucallpa, with 100 people on board.
"There were between 20 and 30 survivors" on the jet which was on a flight between the capital Lima and Pucallpa, Toledo was quoted by the local media as saying.
Source: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS
Related Articles
- 2 U.S. Fliers Die in S. Korea Plane Crash
- 2 Die in Ariz. Copter Crash Near Wildfire
- 12 Americans Killed in Kenya Plane Crash
- Military Plane Crashes in Algeria
- Plane Crashes in Algeria, at Least 8 Dead
- Side Air Bags Studied in SUV Crash Tests
- Highway Construction Crashes Kill More
- Crash Halts Helicopter Search for Debris
- Stanford Physics Professor Joins Board to Investigate Columbia Crash
- Amazon Chief Bezos in Helicopter Crash
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds