The spread of coronavirus in the lancashire city. The department of health says the r number the rate that coronavirus is being transmitted in the community has risen slightly in the uk to between 0. 8 and 1. More countries could be added to the travel quarantine list, warns the government, after belgium and the bahamas were added last night. The leader of hezbollah categorically denies storing arms at the site of tuesdays blast in beirut. The met Office Records the hottest august day since 2003, with temperatures reaching 36. 4 degrees at heathrow and kew gardens. 0ur breaking news this hour an air india jet with 191 passengers has reportedly split in two, after crash landing at Calicut Airport in Southern India after arriving from dubai. A spokesman for air india said several passengers have been injured, after the expressjet overshot the runway as it landed. It was a flight being operated by Indias National carrier, air india, as part of the countrys Repatriation Mission for indians
Will be taking 23 people into our care, which is the biggest number we are aware of, certainly for many yea rs. Are aware of, certainly for many years. The uk recorded its hottest audit stay since 2003. Amateurs reaching 36. 4 degrees hottest august day. Temperatures reaching. Hello and a very warm welcome to bbc news. At least 15 people have died and many more are injured after an air india jet with 100 and 91 passengers on board crash landed at Calicut Airport in kerala after arriving from dubai. The plane split in two shortyl after impact. A number of passengers have been injured, after thejet overshot the runway. The flight was a Repatriation Mission for indians stuck overseas during the coronavirus crisis. Yogita limaye, our correspondent, joins us now. From flight radar that we are looking at, it looks as if this plan try to land twice and then crashed on the third attempt. And it is feared that the death pull could go up. What we have been told by the Civil Aviation authority is
City of calicut. The aircraft with 191 people on board broke in two afterfalling 35 feet down a ravine, but it didnt catch fire. Our correspondent Yogita Limaye has more. This plane was bringing home indians who had been stuck abroad amidst the covid pandemic. Landing in the dark amidst heavy rainfall, on what many say is a challenging runway, the plane couldnt stop in time. Both pilots are among those dead. That seems to have skidded off the runway and its a table top runway. So it seems to have crossed that runway and fallen into a ditch, sort of a place. And because of that impact, there seems to have been a breaking of the fuselage into two and the aircraft, the front portion has been very badly mangled and damaged. Locals were among the first to respond. The injured, taken to hospitals in taxis and private cars. Families, searching for loved ones theyve waited months for. Many on board are believed to have been Migrant Workers whod gone overseas to earn a living. The crash is yet
Hello and welcome. At least 17 people have died after an air india plane skidded off a runway during heavy rain, in the southern indian city of calicut. The aircraft with 191 people on board broke in two after falling 35 feet down a ravine, but it didnt catch fire. Our correspondent Yogita Limaye has more. This plane was bringing home indians who had been stuck abroad amidst the covid pandemic. Landing in the dark amidst heavy rainfall, on what many say is a challenging runway, the plane couldnt stop in time. Both pilots are among those dead. That seems to have skidded off the runway and its a table top runway. So it seems to have crossed that runway and fallen into a ditch sort of a place. And because of that impact, there seems to have been a breaking of the fuselage into two and the aircraft, the front portion has been very badly mangled and damaged. Locals were among the first to respond. The injured, taken to hospitals in taxis and private cars. Families, searching for loved ones