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MANILA: Philippine authorities said Monday they would verify whether the wreckage of a small plane spotted near the crater of a restive volcano was that of a Cessna aircraft that went missing with four people on board over the weekend. The Cessna 340, which was bound for Manila, took off from Albay province southeast of the capital Saturday morning with two Filipino pilots and
“It's a very risky operation,” Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director Teresito Bacolcol told The Associated Press. “It's a race against time and it's a matter of life and death but there's also the danger of rockfalls and volcanic lahar.” Philippine: Wreckage of Cessna Plane with Four Onboard Found Near Mayon Volcano.
High-risk volcano search for Philippine plane with 4 aboard | 2023-02-20 14:12:51
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) would not confirm if the aircraft seen near the crater of the Mayon Volcano was the same small plane that went missing after its takeoff at the Bicol International Airport in Albay. In a statement, CAAP spokesman Eric Apolonio said they still
MANILA: Rescuers struggled on Sunday to reach the slopes of an active volcano in the central Philippines where a small plane is believed to have crashed, officials said, with the fate of those on...