Plane Crash In South Korea Leaves 96 Dead

A plane crash in South Korea has left 96 people dead, with only two survivors rescued so far.

The Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew from Bangkok to South Korea, collided with a barrier and burst into flames upon landing at Muan International Airport on Sunday morning.

Authorities have cited a combination of bird strikes and adverse weather conditions as potential causes of the accident.

Fire officials described the scene as catastrophic, with passengers flung from the aircraft and the plane 'almost completely destroyed'.

Video footage shows the Boeing 737-8AS skidding off the runway without landing gear, emitting smoke from its engines before crashing into a wall and erupting in flames.