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At least 167 people have been killed and dozens more are presumed dead after a deadly plane crash in South Korea.

A plane with malfunctioning landing gear veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire Sunday at South Korea’s Muan International Airport, according to the emergency office and local media.

The National Fire Agency says the 175 passengers and six crew aboard the plane are now presumed dead except two survivors, who have been rescued alive and have mid to severe level injuries.

It has confirmed the deaths of 167 people, with 71 victims identified as female and 71 male.

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Death toll rises to 167

The death toll from a plane crash in South Korea has risen to 167, officials have said.

The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul.

The Transport Ministry said the plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet that was returning from Bangkok and that the crash happened at 9:03 a.m. local time.

At least 167 people — 79 men, 77 women and 11 others whose genders weren’t immediately identifiable — died in the fire, the fire agency said. The death toll is expected to rise further as the rest of the people aboard the plane remain missing about six hours after the incident.

Emergency workers pulled out two people, both crew members, to safety, and local health officials said they remain conscious.

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