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Press conference for Taiwan plane crash, 48 confirmed dead
台湾复兴航空一架载有58人的班机昨日傍晚降落澎湖时，疑迫降失败坠毁。综合台湾“中央社”与中时电子报报道，复兴航空一班由高雄飞往澎湖马公的GE222航班，晚7时许重飞失败，机上58人中，48死10伤。截至今日凌晨，客机失事现场已找到36具罹难者遗体。
复兴航空该架客机机号B22810，航班号GE222，为ATR-72-500涡轮螺旋桨客机，机龄13年。
The TransAsia Airways aircraft destined for Makung had been scheduled to
leave Kaohsiung at 4pm, but was delayed nearly two hours because of poor
weather. When it arrived in Makung airspace, the pilot was reportedly asked to
wait until after 7pm before being allowed to land. After failing his first
attempt, the pilot requested a second try. But shortly afterward, the control
tower lost contact with the plane.
The aircraft reportedly smashed into the ground in the township of Huhsi,
causing a fire that affected two homes. Online pictures showed a heavily damaged
house and wreckage from the plane, while other web posts said the blaze was so
strong it could not be extinguished by the rain.
There was no immediate information about what caused the crash or the
number of casualties, but there were media reports of burn injuries and possible
deaths. Eight people were taken to the Tri-Service General Hospital in Makung.
The pilot has been identified by media outlets as 60-year-old Lee Yi-liang.
There are reports that the accident might be linked to Typhoon Matmo, which
passed over Taiwan earlier in the day, bringing strong winds and heavy rains.
Makung Airport was closed after the incident. The Chinese-language Apple Daily
newspaper wrote that over the past 13 years, TransAsia Airways has had eight
accidents, including six with the same ATR-72 model aircraft that crashed on
Wednesday.
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发表于 2016-7-12 22:06:20