Transportation safety board say that the crew called for the landing to be aborted 1. 5 seconds before the crash. The Asiana Airlines boeing 777 crashed and burst into flames as it landed on saturday. About 300 people were on board. The u. S. Ntsb has been examining the data from flight recorders recovered from the burnedout jet. The target speed for the approach was 137 knots. The approach proceeds normally as they descend. There is no discussion of any aircraft anomalies or concerns with the approach. Hersman says that the voice recorder says that the speed on approach was far slower than the target speed. The pilots called for an increase in speed seven seconds before the crash. They will interview the pilots, crew and passengers in the coming day and examine the flight recorders. One of the survivors says what she saw inside the aircraft was horrible. She said she managed to escape through a hole that opened up in the rear of the plane. Plane tail touch the ground directly. Did peo
Utility. Tokyo electric Power Company officials announced on monday that new findings suggested tainted water has been entering the ocean since april. Translator we should have learned more from the mistakes that weve made. So far, weve not seen such a big impact on the ocean. Well have to analyze more to understand the scale of the leakage. Officials from the Industry Ministry inspected the plant later on monday. Senior vice minister akaba called the situation deplorable. He criticized tepco officials for being unresponsive. Translator tepcos actions seem too slow and dont live up to expectations. Tepco says the contamination is contained in an area of a port near the plant. Workers are using chemicals to solidify the ground surrounding the wells to stop further leakage. An airplane experienced trouble touching down at Laguardia International airport in new york. Its front landing gear collapsed. The operator of the plane, southwest airlines, says eight people were hurt. The boeing 73
A panelist examining the impact of radiation on residents. Health professionals are giving checkups to all 360,000 children aged 18 or younger at the time of the accident at fukushima daiichi. On top of the 18 minors they diagnosed they suspect 25 others may have the illness. Members of the panel say they cant determine if the accident has affected the rate of cancer among children. They decided to set up a team of experts to look into the situation. Workers at the Nuclear Plant have their hands full as they try to stop the flow of radioactive water. The operators say they will do more to monitor and control leaks from storage tanks. Officials say at least 300 tons of highly radioactive water has leaked from one tank. It is the worst spill from a tank they have seen since the accident in march 2011. The tanks are surrounding by a concrete barrier. The attached pipes were left open to let rain water drain away. Most of the water that leaked out is believed to have seeped underground. Th
He took the oath of office and became the first iranian president to invite foreign dignitaries to a swearing in ceremony. Translator we seek respect. We want to establish constructive relationships with nations of the world. But any dialogue with iran must be conducted respectively. Transparency is the key to the door of trust. His country does not desire war with other nations. Authorities say that the afghan president was among the representatives of at least 50 nations who attended the ceremony. After his speech rowhani submitted a list of nominees for the new cabinet and picked the United Nations ambassador to the United Nations. He looked to improve ties with the u. S. Analysts show that he wants better relations with western nations. Many iranians have been waiting for this changing of the guard and reflecting on what rowhani had to say to see what it might mean for them. Reporter many irani have been caught up in the wave of optimism. They wonder how he will alter relations wit
Overshadowed by the syria crisis. Obama is trying to convince the g20 to support a military campaign against syria. He says the Syrian Government attacked its own citizens with chemical weapons last month. Obama has the backing of french president francois hollande, chinese president xi jinping and russian leader putin have already voiced their opposition to a military strike. Obama has sought support from japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe. The two met on the sidelines of the g20 summit. The leaders have agreed to try to improve the situation in syria through close cooperation with the international community. Abe said the use of chemical weapons is absolutely unforgivable in any situation. He said it is clear that the onus is on the Syrian Government and it does not care about worsening humanitarian conditions. Abe commented on the request made by obama during a Conference Call with obama on tuesday for japan to support military action against syria. Translator i certainly look forwar