Not less than 43 people have been killed after an
Indonesian military transport plane crashed shortly after take-off into a
city on Sumatra island, exploding in a ball of flames at a residential
area.
Reports say that the Hercules plane hit a hotel and houses in the northern Sumatra city of Medan on Tuesday.
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“The latest information we have is that 30 have died…. The number could go up,” Hisar Turnip, a spokesman for Indonesia’s search and rescue agency, told Reuters.
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There was no immediate accurate detail as to how many of the victims were in the plane or on the ground.
The plane was said to be on its way from an air force base in Medan, and was headed to Natuna islands.
It crashed a few minutes after takeoff.
Pictures gathered on social media showed large crowds and emergency services gathered around the flaming wreckage.
Visible also was the fuselage of the aircraft among thick clouds of black smoke.
Several buildings within the vicinity were left in ruins, fears are that more deaths will be recorded.
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Large crowd around the rubbles
Rubbles of the crash
Properties in ruins
Houses burned down
Rescue operations still ongoing
Flames from the plane crash
There was no immediate accurate detail as to how many of the victims were in the plane or on the ground.
It crashed a few minutes after takeoff.
Rescue team working to save what is left of the mishap
Scene from the crash site.
Rescue operations as the crowd watches on
Visible also was the fuselage of the aircraft among thick clouds of black smoke.
Builds engulfed and destroyed
Remains of the military plane
Rescue team removing dead bodies from the wreck
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