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| Laos crash: Dozens die as plane goes down in Mekong River | Laos crash: Dozens die as plane goes down in Mekong River |
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| Dozens of people were killed in southern Laos when a plane crashed into the Mekong River. | Dozens of people were killed in southern Laos when a plane crashed into the Mekong River. |
| Foreigners from some 10 countries including seven from France were among the dead, as well as Laotian nationals. | Foreigners from some 10 countries including seven from France were among the dead, as well as Laotian nationals. |
| The plane belonging to state-run Lao Airlines crashed in bad weather just before it was due to land at Pakse airport. | The plane belonging to state-run Lao Airlines crashed in bad weather just before it was due to land at Pakse airport. |
| A Lao Airlines statement on Facebook gave a total of 49 dead; other earlier reports put the figure at 44. | A Lao Airlines statement on Facebook gave a total of 49 dead; other earlier reports put the figure at 44. |
| The statement said there was no news of any survivors so far. | The statement said there was no news of any survivors so far. |
| Half-submerged | Half-submerged |
| Flight QV301 from the Laotian capital Vientiane came down about 8km (5 miles) from Pakse airport. | Flight QV301 from the Laotian capital Vientiane came down about 8km (5 miles) from Pakse airport. |
| The Lao Airlines statement said there had been 44 passengers and five crew on the crashed plane. | The Lao Airlines statement said there had been 44 passengers and five crew on the crashed plane. |
| Earlier, Thai foreign ministry spokesman Sek Wannamethee said there were 39 passengers and five crew aboard the plane, citing information from the Thai Embassy in Vientiane. | Earlier, Thai foreign ministry spokesman Sek Wannamethee said there were 39 passengers and five crew aboard the plane, citing information from the Thai Embassy in Vientiane. |
| Thai TV showed a photograph of a plane partly submerged in shallow water, its tail severed, next to a group of rescuers in small boats, Reuters news agency said. | Thai TV showed a photograph of a plane partly submerged in shallow water, its tail severed, next to a group of rescuers in small boats, Reuters news agency said. |
| A foreign national living in Pakse told the Bangkok Post by email of chaotic scenes as victims' bodies were brought in. | A foreign national living in Pakse told the Bangkok Post by email of chaotic scenes as victims' bodies were brought in. |
| "The Chinese Temple in front of my house has become an emergency centre," he said. | "The Chinese Temple in front of my house has become an emergency centre," he said. |
| The crashed plane is believed to be an ATR 72 - a French-Italian manufactured twin-engine plane commonly used by airlines in the region. | The crashed plane is believed to be an ATR 72 - a French-Italian manufactured twin-engine plane commonly used by airlines in the region. |
| Those on board also included five Thai nationals and three South Koreans and as well as citizens from Australia, Canada, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, the USA and Vietnam. | Those on board also included five Thai nationals and three South Koreans and as well as citizens from Australia, Canada, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, the USA and Vietnam. |
| The route between the capital Vientiane and Pakse is popular with the growing numbers of tourists visiting Laos, says BBC South-East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head. | The route between the capital Vientiane and Pakse is popular with the growing numbers of tourists visiting Laos, says BBC South-East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head. |
| Lao Airlines is small company with just 14 aircraft in its fleet and until now a good safety record, our correspondent adds. | Lao Airlines is small company with just 14 aircraft in its fleet and until now a good safety record, our correspondent adds. |