2014年11月12日 星期三

week4-TransAsia Airways plane crash, Penghu

Report: 48 killed in Taiwan plane crash


At least 48 people were killed when a twin-engine turboprop plane crashed Wednesday while attempting to land in Taiwan's Penghu Islands, according to Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Officials say 10 people were injured in the plane crash and that five residents on the ground were also hurt. Taiwan's Transportation Minister Yeh Kuang-shih told reporters there were no casualties on the ground.

     Taiwanese authorities are now identifying victims and investigating the cause of the crash.Two of the people killed were believed to be French passengers, identified as Jeromine Deramond and Penelope Luternauer, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency. One of those on the passenger's list was an 82-year-old Taiwanese wood craftsman, according to local Taiwanese media.

Footage aired on CNN affiliate ETTV showed the plane had crashed in a residential area and broken into pieces. ETTV reported that the fallen plane destroyed or damaged 11 houses.

 Structure of the Lead
   WHO-48 people
   WHEN- Wednesday
   WHAT- crashed
   WHY-not given        
   WHERE- Penghu Islands
   HOW-not given

Keywords
1.     kill : 殺死
2.     plane : 飛機
3.     island :
4.     crash : 墜毀
5.     casualty : 傷者
6.     investigate : 調查
7.     passenger : 乘客
8.     damage : 破壞

resource:http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/23/world/asia/taiwan-plane-crash/

4 則留言:

  1. There are so many air crash in this year, this one happened in Taiwan, close to us.I hope no more air crash happen again especially on my family.

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  2. It really sad about this ......
    I think in the future will not have anymore like this

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  3. I hope it won't happen again. It is such a terrible event.

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