New Delhi: According to the news, a military airplane has crashed in the Philippines. It is being told that at least 17 people have died in this military plane crash in the Philippines. At the same time, 40 people have been saved so far. There were about 92 such people on board the plane. In this incident, the Philippine Army Chief said that the plane crashed on the way. According to the news, this accident happened in the southern Philippines. At present, the rescue operation is going on.
According to the information received so far, an army plane has crashed in the Philippines. There were 85 people on this plane. In this regard, the military chief of the Philippines was carrying a C-130 plane carrying the soldiers. According to reports, the plane crashed in the southern part of the country. So far 40 people have been safely rescued.
On this issue, the head of the Philippines Armed Forces, Sirileto Sobejana, said that on Sunday, ie today, a military plane crashed in the southern Philippines. At least 85 people were present on this plane. The name of this aircraft is C-130, so far at least 40 people have been rescued from the burning wreckage of this plane. At present, relief work is going on.
According to the incident, the plane crashed in a village in the mountain town of Patikul in Sulu province. Sobejana said the plane was carrying military forces from the southern city of Cagayan de Oro. Government forces have been fighting for decades against Abu Sayyaf militants in the Muslim-majority province of Sulu.
Sobejana told reporters, “It is very unfortunate. The plane did not land on the runway. The pilot tried to control him again, but he could not do so and the plane crashed. At least 40 people on board the plane were taken to hospital and military forces were trying to rescue the rest, he said.
