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Jan 02 2024
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Planes collide on runway in Japan; hundreds escape fireball
A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, with five people on the smaller plane killed, officials said. All 379 people on Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the plane was engulfed in flames, Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed. The pilot of the coast guard plane escaped but the
The OregonianJan 02 2024
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More than 20 pictures as plane burns in Japan
A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft have collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport and burst into flames. Officials say five people on the smaller plane were killed. All 379 people on the Japan Airlines flight got out safely. The head of the Transport Ministry Civil Aviation Bureau says the collision occurred when the Japan Airlines plane landed on a runway where the
Albuquerque JournalJan 02 2024
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Plane engulfed in flames at Japan airport after collision kills 5
A passenger plane burst into flames as it landed at a Tokyo airport Tuesday, after a collision with a coast guard aircraft that killed five people, officials said. All 379 passengers and crew were able to make it out of the Japan Airlines plane, Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito said at a news conference. The coast guard pilot escaped but five crew members were killed, he added. The coast guard
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Perspectives: Simone Biles Withdraws from Olympic Gymnastics Team Final
American Olympic gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from the women’s team final on Tuesday, citing concern for her mental health after she felt “the weight of the world” on her shoulders and lost herself mid-air during the competition. The U.S. team went on to win silver in the women’s team final, and Biles also withdrew from Thursday’s all-around competition. Biles’ decision garnered particularly
NBC News (Online) National Review (News) NewsweekJan 03 2024
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Miracle Air Crash Evacuations
Miraculous air disaster survivals, of the kind that saw all 379 Japan Airlines passengers and crew escape a wall of flames about to engulf their jet at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, are extremely rare. Tuesday's collision between the passenger jet and a coast guard plane killed five people aboard the latter craft. Here are three other heroic air evacuations: On August 2, 2005, an Air France Airbus
Barron'sJan 02 2024
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379 Survive Japan Airlines Flight 516 Fiery Crash At Haneda Airport
Following a stellar year of airline safety, with no commercial airline accidents reported in 2023, the new year begins with the remarkable survival of 379 Japan Airlines passengers and crew involved in a fiery crash at Haneda Airport. Flight 516 had departed from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido at 16:15 JST and landed at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport at 17:47 JST when it collided with a Japanese
ForbesJan 02 2024
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At least 48 dead as Japanese earthquake causes widespread destruction
Emergency crews searched through rubble of collapsed buildings and burned homes after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s western coast on Jan. 1. (Video: The Washington Post) TOKYO — Rie Wakabayashi was at the gym when a powerful earthquake struck her hometown in western Japan on Monday. She clung to the workout equipment to stand, but even the machines were shaking, she said.
Washington PostJan 01 2024
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Japan issues major tsunami warning after 7.6 magnitude earthquake
A tsunami warning is shown on TV in Yokohama, near Tokyo Japan has issued a tsunami warning after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit the centre of the country. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning along western coastal regions of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures. A tsunami of up to 5 metres high is thought to be reaching Noto in Ishikawa
London Evening StandardJan 01 2024
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Japan issues tsunami warnings after a series of very strong earthquakes in the Sea of Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan. The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m., one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6. It issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and lower-level tsunami warnings or advisories for the rest of the western coast
Oskaloosa HeraldJan 02 2024
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How a fiery plane crash at Japan's Haneda Airport unfolded: Graphics detail the collision
Authorities are investigating the fiery collision Tuesday of a Japan Airlines passenger jet and a Japan Coast Guard plane on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The accident killed five people. Five of six crew members on the Coast Guard plane died. All 379 passengers and crew aboard the JAL flight evacuated to safety. Fourteen passengers on the jet had minor injuries, and the Coast Guard
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