Photos: TransAsia Airways plane crashes leaves 48 dead in Taiwan

FP Staff July 24, 2014, 10:28:38 IST

A TransAsia Airways flight GE222 which crashed while attempting to land in stormy weather in Taiwan on the island of Penghu.

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Rescue workers work next to the wreckage of TransAsia Airways flight GE222 which crashed while attempting to land in stormy weather on the Taiwanese island of Penghu. 48 people have died in the crash, while 10 survived. AP

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A car is seen covered in rubble from the wreckage of TransAsia Airways flight GE222 on Taiwan's offshore island of Penghu. Reuters

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Rescue personnel survey the wreckage of TransAsia Airways flight GE222 on Taiwan's offshore island of Penghu. The Airlines has said that bad weather is likely responsible for the crash. Reuters

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Rescue workers survey the wreckage of TransAsia Airways Flight GE222 which crashed on the Taiwanese island of Penghu. Two people aboard the plane were French citizens and the rest Taiwanese, Transport Minister Yeh Kuang-shih told reporters. AP

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A relative of a passenger on board the crashed TransAsia Airways plane cries in Kaohsiung International Airport, southern Taiwan, July 23, 2014. Family members of victims of a plane crash were flying on Thursday to the small Taiwanese island. REUTERS

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A relative of a passenger on board the crashed TransAsia Airways plane cries in Kaohsiung International Airport, southern Taiwan. Reuters

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Rescue workers survey the wreckage of TransAsia Airways Flight GE222 which crashed on the Taiwanese island of Penghu Thursday. The plane came down in the village of Xixi outside the airport. Associated Press

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Rescue workers survey the wreckage of TransAsia Airways Flight GE222 on the Taiwanese island of Penghu. The plane lost contact with the tower at 7:06 pm after saying it would make a second landing attempt. AP

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Rescue workers survey the wreckage of TransAsia Airways Flight GE222 on the Taiwanese island of Penghu. AP

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