At least 25 people were killed Wednesday
when a passenger plane operated be Trans Asia
Airways clipped an overpass soon after take
off and plunged into a river in Taipei,the airline's
second crash in months.
As the operation continued into the night,
a crane lifted the rear and central sections
of the plane from the water,with one body
retrieved from in side.
The front part where 17people are believed
to be trapped was still in the water.The trans
Asia said 16 survivors had been pulled out of
the wreckaged after the turboprop plane crashed,
with 58 people onboard Many of the passengers
were mainland Chinese tourist.
Cold weather ,poor visibility and rising water
levels were hampering the rescue ,official said.
admitting they were now "not optimistic about
finding survivors.
Dramatic amateur video footage showed the
TransAsia ATR 72-600 hit an elevated road as
it banked sidelong towards the Keelung River,
leaving trial of debris including a smashed taxi.
Desperate crew shouted "Mayday may day;!
Engine flame -out"!as the plane plunged out
of the sky ,according to a recording thought
to be the final message from the cockpit to the
control tower played on local television.
It was the second fatal crashed involving a Trans
Asia Airways plane within a few months.
A flight operated by the domestic airline crashed
in July during a storm,killing 48 people.
As night fell, lighting equipment was brought
in and a floating bridge would be put up,official
said.
China 's Xiamen Daily said on its social media
account that the 31 mainlanders onboard were
part of two tour groups from the eastern Chinese City
Xiamen is in Fujian province,which lies across
the Taiwan Strait from the island.
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