Rescue workers are making their way through the wreckage of Jeju Air flight 7C 2216, which crash-landed at South Korea's Muan International Airport.
The aircraft was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when it crashed. Two crew members have been pulled from the wreckage, while dozens of people have been confirmed dead. It is the deadliest aviation disaster to hit South Korea since 1997, when a Korean Airlines Boeing 747 crashed in the Guam jungle, with the loss of 228 lives.
Experts told CNN that the plane’s undercarriage – specifically, the wheels used for takeoff and landing – appeared not to have fully deployed before landing. But what caused this failure to deploy is still unclear.
Buddhist monks pray for victims of the crash at a memorial altar at Muan sport park on December 30.
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A relative of passengers from the Jeju Air flight is seen seated near a make-shift shelter at Muan International Airport on December 30.
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Relatives of passengers gather at a makeshift shelter at Muan International Airport on December 30. Authorities set up the tents for those who stayed the night.
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A man bows as he visits a memorial altar for the Jeju Air victims at Muan Sports Park on December 30.
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Firefighters and rescue personnel carry the body of a victim at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday, December 29.
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Relatives of passengers that were on the plane react at Muan International Airport on December 29.
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A wrecked plane seat lies on the ground of the crash site.
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South Korean soldiers work near the wreckage of a passenger plane that crashed at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on December 29.
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Rescue team members work near the wreckage of the plane on December 29.
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A relative of a passenger that was on the plane reacts at Muan International Airport on December 29.
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An excavator is used to lift burnt chairs from the wreckage.
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Rescue team members operate outside of Muan International Airport.
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Firefighters and rescue team members at the site of the crash.
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A relative of one of the aircraft's passengers wipes his face at Muan International Airport, as people waited for news of their loved ones.
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Wreckage from the plane is caught on the fencing of the Muan International Airport.
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Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae and others bow in apology for the plane crash during a press conference at Muan International Airport on December 29.
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Firefighters search through the debris at the site of the crash.
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Rescue workers take part in a salvage operation.
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The crashed plane is engulfed in flames and smoke as firefighters work to put out the fire following the crash.
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One of two passengers rescued from the aircraft is carried into a hospital in Mokpo, South Korea.
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People watch a news broadcast on the plane crash at Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea.
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Smoke billows into the air as Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 burns, after it skid off the runway at Muan International Airport.
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Jeju Air flight 7C2216, seemingly without its landing gear down, crash-lands at at Muan International Airport on December 29.
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