South Korea’s acting president instructs “all available” resources to respond to plane crash

 

South Korea's acting president Choi Sang-mok at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, on December 27. 

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South Korea’s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, has instructed emergency responders to mobilize “all available” equipment and personnel to respond to the plane crash at the Muan International Airport on Sunday, according to the interior and safety ministry.

Investigators from South Korea’s Incident Investigation Committee arrived on site at 10:10 a.m. (8:10 p.m. ET) and are looking into the cause of the accident, according to the land ministry.

Remember: Choi has only been in the job of acting president since Friday. He stepped in after both President Yoon Suk Yeol, and later his replacement Han Duck-soo, were both impeached by parliament as part of an ongoing political crisis that has rocked South Korea over the last few weeks.