Plane crashes into Mekong River in Laos
A plane crashed into the Mekong river in southern Laos on Wednesday, killing all 49 people on board. The ATR-72 turboprop plane, flying from the capital Vientiane, crashed five miles short of its destination Pakse, which is near the borders of both Thailand and Cambodia. Text and photos courtesy of Reuters.
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- Villagers watch as rescue personnel on boats search the crash site of an ATR-72 turboprop plane in Laos. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom )
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- Villagers look at debris and luggage retrieved from the crash site of an ATR-72 turboprop plane in Laos. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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- Villagers walk around a crash site of an ATR-72 turboprop plane in Laos. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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- Villagers look at debris and luggage retrieved from the crash site of an ATR-72 turboprop plane in Laos. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom )
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- Soldiers survey the crash site of an ATR-72 turboprop plane in Laos. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom )
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- A soldier operates a rescue boat, used to pull the dead body of a victim retrieved from the crash site of a Lao Airlines ATR-72 turboprop plane in the Mekong river. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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- Rescue personnel in boats prepare before going to search for victims at the crash site of a Lao Airlines ATR-72 turboprop plane in the Mekong river. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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- A Laotian official carries a piece of an ATR-72 turboprop plane after they search at the crash site in Laos. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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- Relatives of the victims of a Lao Airlines ATR-72 turboprop plane crash, pray at the crash site near the Mekong river. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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- Offerings left by villagers and relatives of the victims of a Lao Airlines ATR-72 turboprop plane crash, are seen as people walk at the crash site near the Mekong river. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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- Policemen guard the coffins of victims retrieved from the crash site of an ATR-72 turboprop plane, in Laos. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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- Villagers gather on the banks of Mekong river as rescue personnel on boats search the crash site of an ATR-72 turboprop plane, in Laos. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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- People arrive at the crash site of an ATR-72 turboprop plane, in Laos. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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- Villagers gather on the banks of Mekong river as rescue personnel on boats search the crash site of an ATR-72 turboprop plane, in Laos. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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- Rescue personnel on boats search the crash site of an ATR-72 turboprop plane in Laos. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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