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The Philippines Reports 45 Casualties in C-130 Hercules Crash

  • Rescuers assist people who survived a military aircraft crash near the Jolo airport, Sulu Island, Philippines, Jul. 4, 2021.

    Rescuers assist people who survived a military aircraft crash near the Jolo airport, Sulu Island, Philippines, Jul. 4, 2021. | Photo: EFE

Published 4 July 2021
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Emergency response teams have rescued 17 survivors who were admitted to a military hospital in the region.

On Sunday, Philippines' Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed that at least 45 people were killed and 53 were injured after the crash of a C-130 Hercules military airplane on Jolo Island.

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The C-130 Hercules was carrying at least 96 people, most of whom were military personnel.

At least two of the deceased people were civilians. Emergency response teams have rescued 17 survivors who were admitted to a military hospital in the region.

Lorenzana announced that the entire Black Hawk fleet would temporarily stay on the ground until an investigation on the incident is completed. 

The aircraft was performing the landing maneuver at an airfield on Jolo Island when it overshot the runway and failed to regain altitude around 11:30 local time.

The airplane was acquired by the Philippines through a military assistance agreement with the U.S.

In June, six people died in an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter crash during a training mission near Clark military airbase in Manila. 

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