Plane crash on Penghu kills dozens
By Shelley Shan and Jake Chung
/ Staff reporter and staff writer, with CNA
Thu, Jul 24, 2014
A TransAsia Airways (復興航空) plane crashed on Penghu yesterday, killing
at least 47 people, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said last night.
The flight from Greater Kaohsiung crashed near the Magong Airport
Minister of Transportation and Communications Yeh Kuang-shih (葉匡時) said that 47 people were confirmed dead and 11 injured.
TransAsia Flight GE222 had been scheduled to depart Greater Kaohsiung at
4pm yesterday. However, because of Typhoon Matmo it was delayed, not departing
until 5:43pm.
CAA Director General Jean Shen (沈啟) said air traffic control personnel
received the request from the flight for a go-around at the Magong Airport at
7:06pm, but they lost track of the flight afterward.
“It’s chaotic on the scene,” Reuters quoted Shen as saying.
The plane made a forced landing in Sisi Village (西溪), just outside the airport.
Several buildings on the ground were set on fire by the crash, but no one
on the ground was injured, local officials said.
"A few empty apartment buildings adjacent to the runway caught fire,
but no one was inside at the time and the fire was extinguished," said Hsi
Wen-guang, a spokesman for the Penghu County Government Fire Bureau.
About 100 firefighters were sent to the scene, besides 152 military
personnel and 255 police, he added.
Witnesses have said that there was heavy rain at the time. However, the
CAA said that the visual range was 800 feet (243.8m ), which was adequate for landing.
The agency said that it will dispatch officials to Penghu
today to help with the investigation into the cause of the crash, but the
investigation will be led by the Aviation Safety Council.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/07/24/2003595804
Structure of the Lead：
WHO-the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA)
WHEN-yesterday
WHAT- A TransAsia Airways (復興航空) plane crashed on Penghu yesterday, killing at least 47 people
WHY-not given
WHERE-Penghu
HOW-not given
Keywords：
1. crash：墜毀
2. runway ：跑道
3. depart ：離開
4. chaotic ：亂
5. dispatch ：派遣
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回覆刪除How terrible!
回覆刪除They shouldn't fly until the typhoon was completely going away.
This even is so shocked ! Some poeple should be respeonsible for it.
回覆刪除why they still flied when the typhoon came?
回覆刪除it was so incredible!!!!!!!