And a volcano outside of Mexico City has been
spewing
glowing rock fragments. Columns of ash have been shooting from more than 60 openings in the crust of the Popocatepetl volcano. Residents of surrounding villages said they were awoken by a
low-pitched
roar coming from the mountain.
BBC News
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A passenger plane has crashed in Pakistan, close to the capital Islamabad, killing all 127 people on board. It was attempting to land in a thunderstorm. Reporting from Islamabad, here's Aleem Maqbool.
一架客机在巴基斯坦首都伊斯坦布尔附近坠毁,机上127名乘客全部遇难。这家客机本要在雷雨中降落。Aleem Maqbool在伊斯坦布尔报道。
Pakistani officials say the plane was minutes away from landing at Islamabad's airport when it came down in a violent thunderstorm. It crashed around 10km from the runway, and eyewitnesses talked of it bursting into flames on impact though Pakistan's interior minister says there's a possibility there was a fire on board in mid-flight. There are reports of damage to residential buildings though mercifully the crash site appears to have been sparsely populated. The flight was operated by Bhoja Air, a small newly reopened commercial domestic airline.
巴基斯坦官员说,这架飞机几分钟后就要降落在伊斯坦布尔机场,突然一阵强雷雨降临。飞机在跑道10公里处坠落,目击者称飞机刚坠落地面就着火了,不过巴基斯坦内政部长说,很可能飞机在飞行中就起火了。尽管坠落地点看来人口稀少,但据悉仍有民居受损。这架飞机是由一家新营业的国内商务航空公司运营的。