*140 of 179 dead from Muan airport plane crash are identified
*Black box from Muan airport plane crash recovered
*Black box from Muan airport plane crash recovered
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00:00South Korean authorities announced on Monday that they have identified 140 of the 179 victims
00:05killed in the plane crash at Muan International Airport on Sunday.
00:09According to reports, most of the fatalities have already been moved to a temporary morgue.
00:14An official said that once they are ready to move the bodies after
00:17optopsies conducted by the investigating agencies, they will contact the families.
00:22Victims' belongings are being collected from the runway and the area will be preserved
00:26intact as authorities investigate the exact cause of the crash.
00:30This represents one of the worst civil aviation accidents ever to occur on South Korean soil.
00:40In this context, rescuers found on Sunday one of the two black boxes of the plane.
00:46Official sources said the device is damaged, which could delay its analysis to determine
00:51the real causes of the tragedy, which occurred on the morning of December 29 when the flight
00:55returned from Thailand and landed at Muan International Airport.
00:59So far, it is reported that the plane had problems releasing the landing gear,
01:03hit a concrete fence and caught fire after being hit by a bird.
01:06The accident is already considered the second deadliest in South Korea
01:09and one of the three worst landing accidents in the world.