New air accident in the morning in South Korea when a Boeing 737-8AS aircraft, with 181 people on board, 176 passengers and 6 crew members, crashed during landing at Muan airport.

According to the fire service, 85 bodies have been recovered so far while only two occupants – a passenger and a crew member – have been found alive.

The plane burst into flames when it skidded off the runway and struck a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy.

Searches by rescue teams are ongoing, with authorities expressing fears that the death toll will rise.

The interim president of South Korea arrived at the scene of the accident and said that the government is doing everything to deal with the tragedy