Townley Jordan - South Sudan Plane Crash With No Deaths

Summary: A passenger plane crashed in Wau, South Sudan on Monday, but everyone survived. The plane was landing but then crashed, said Wau's Airport Manager. When the plane crashed, its door flew open, which allowed the pilot and rescue crews to get everybody out. The plane carried 44 passengers and had five crew members, said Youngule. On social media, images appeared of the plane with smoke billowing from the wrecked fuselage. U.N. peacekeepers worked with local emergency workers to evacuate passengers from the plane. It was making a trip from Juba to Wau, in northwestern South Sudan when it crashed. Most of the passengers were South Sudanese with two foreigners, one each from China and Eritrea.

Analysis: I think it is pretty amazing that no one on the plane was killed in the crash. It speaks to the technology of today, because in the past if that were to happen, everyone would have died. This article was a story that is scary but had a luckily happy ending. It still would have been a horrible experience to be in, and I’m sure many people are injured, but at least no one died.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/south-sudan-plane-crashes-passengers-crew-survive-46257449