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cnn's will ripley joins us live from tokyo. will, i want to talk to the crew. we'll get to evacuation efforts. the crew who died, they were on their way to help, correct? can you give us more? >> reporter: yeah. so this haneda airport is in the heart of tokyo, 20 minutes from where i'm standing right now. there's also a coast guard base nearby. the whole airport sits on the bay. it's a beautiful approach when you fly in there. it's probably my favorite airport when i fly into tokyo. my camera man john flew in a few hours before this happened. but in this case, this coast guard aircraft somehow ended up on the same runway as this japan airlines jet was flying in, packed plane coming from the tourist hot spot of sapporo in northern japan and these two planes had an incredibly fiery collision. we know that, according to nhk, japan's national broadcaster, five crew members were killed. the captain was able to escape. but he is currently being held,
WayCrewCnnHaneda-airport-in-tokyoU-sEvacuation-effortsHelpWill-ripleyReporterAirportHeartApproachA 63-year-old Filipino Catholic nun has chosen to remain in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, transforming her church into a refuge for hundreds of trapped residents. Evacuation efforts: Since the recent violence erupted last month, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs has so far successfully evacuated 111 Filipinos from the region. The latest batch evacuated, a group of 41 Filipinos, including seven Palestinians, reached Manila on Nov. 12.
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