Tuesday, August 31, 2010

$140,000 each in compensation for 42 who died in jet crash in northeast China #aviation

BEIJING, China — State media say the relatives of victims of a passenger jet crash that killed 42 people in northeastern China will receive compensation.

The official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday that Henan Airlines will give about $140,000 to each victim's family.

The plane crashed Aug. 24 near Yichun city in Heilongjiang province. Fifty-four people survived.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation. A preliminary investigation showed that the plane missed the runway.

Survivors described scenes of horror and their escapes through flames in the country's worst air disaster accident in nearly six years.


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