A South Korea plane has crashed killing almost all 181 people on board. Officials say birds may have struck an engine before the crash.
The crash described as the deadliest in South Korea's aviation history has killed 179 people, with just two crew members at the rear of the plane when it came down were the only survivors.
The Boeing 737-800 jet - Jeju Air flight 7C2216 from Bangkok to Muan International Airport, had 175 passengers and six crew on board.
Witnesses on the ground reported hearing a "loud explosion" and seeing sparks in the plane's engine before it crashed.
The plane veered off a runway and crashed into a wall, bursting into flames. Aviation experts have pointed to the concrete wall as being critical factor in why so many people died.
The airport's control tower warned the plane about possibility of a bird strike and gave the pilot permission to land in a different area to normal, according to South Korea's transport ministry.
A passenger texted a relative to say a bird was stuck in the wing of the plane, News1 reported.
Their final message was said to have been: "Should I say my last words?"
The pilot sent out a distress signal shortly before the crash, officials said.
The two crew members who were rescued are in hospital and talking. "Smoke came out of one of the engines and then it exploded," Ms Ku, a female flight attendant in her 20s, told Yonhap news agency.
Another survivor, flight attendant Mr Lee, 33, reportedly asked a doctor who was checking him over in hospital: "Why did I end up here?"
He added: "I was wearing my seatbelt before landing, and it seemed like the plane had landed, but I don't remember anything after that."
He suffered a fractured left shoulder and head injuries, according to the Aju Business Daily newspaper.
The King said in a statement that he and the Queen were "profoundly saddened to learn of the horrific air accident", adding: "As the people of the Republic of Korea mourn this disaster, the families and loved ones of all the victims are in our prayers."
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also sent his "deepest condolences" and paid tribute to the work of the emergency services.
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