All the 179 people aboard a passenger jet that crashed while landing at an airport in southwest South Korea were confirmed dead except only two rescued, multiple media outlets said Sunday, citing the fire authorities.

12月29日，据多家媒体援引韩国消防部门消息称，一架客机在韩国西南部一机场降落时坠毁，造成机上179人遇难，仅2人获救。

The fire authorities were quoted as saying that the bodies of 179 victims were retrieved from the scene at 8:38 pm local time, with only two crew members being rescued.

韩国消防部门表示，12月29日晚上8时38分，179名遇难者的遗体已从现场找到，仅有2名机组人员获救。

It marked the worst air disaster in the country's modern history since 66 people were

killed in a plane crash in 1993.

这起事故成为韩国现代史上最严重的空难。在此之前，1993年发生的空难事故曾造成66人死亡，为韩国遇难人数最多的空难。

It was reported at about 9:03 am local time that the airplane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, together with six flight attendants on board crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul.

据报道，该架飞机于12月29日上午9时03分左右在试图降落于距首都首尔西南约290公里的务安国际机场时发生坠毁。机上共有175名乘客（包括173名韩国人和2名泰国人）及6名机组人员。

The Jeju Air flight 7C2216 from Bangkok, Thailand landed without wheels, skidded off the runway and hit the outer wall of the runway, with its fuselage broken in half and catching fire.

这架从泰国曼谷起飞的济州航空7C2216航班在没有起落架的情况下着陆，冲出跑道并撞上跑道外墙，机身断成两截并起火燃烧。

Only two crew members were rescued at the rear of the ill-fated aircraft, most parts of which were severely damaged.

飞机机身大面积损毁，仅有2名机组人员在飞机尾部获救。

The fire authorities believed that a bird strike that led to landing gear failure may have caused the accident.

消防部门认为，飞机降落时可能撞上鸟群导致起落架失灵，从而引发坠机事故。

After making the first landing attempt, the aircraft went around into the air due to the estimated malfunctioning of landing gear and made the second landing attempt with a belly landing that resulted in the disaster.

在首次尝试着陆失败后，由于起落架可能发生故障，这架飞机在空中盘旋，随后以机腹着陆的方式再次尝试着陆，导致灾难发生。

TV footage showed a big plume of black smoke billowing out of the Boeing 737-800 engulfed by flames. Another footage showed an engine on the plane's right wing emitting smoke with flames before attempting to land.

电视画面显示，这架波音737-800客机被大火吞噬，冒出滚滚黑烟。另一段画面显示，飞机右翼的一台发动机在尝试着陆前已冒烟并起火。

An official with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said at a televised press briefing that the retrieval of both flight data and voice recorders was completed to look into the air disaster.

韩国国土交通部的一位官员在电视新闻发布会上表示，飞行数据记录器和语音记录器的回收工作已完成，以便调查此次空难。

The transport ministry added that it may take at least months to years to figure out the exact cause of the accident.

交通部补充说，事故具体原因的调查可能至少需要数月甚至数年时间。

South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok on Sunday announced a week-long mourning period over the tragedy.

12月29日，韩国代理总统崔相穆宣布为此次空难举国哀悼一周。

Choi said during a central disaster countermeasures meeting that the government will set seven days until midnight on Jan. 4 next year as the national mourning period while setting up joint memorial altars in 17 cities and provinces to express condolences to the victims.

崔相穆在中央灾难对策会议上表示，政府将即日起至1月4日24时的7天定为国家哀悼期，并在全国17个城市和省份设立联合祭坛，向遇难者表示哀悼。

He said civil servants in all ministries, local governments and public institutions will wear mourning ribbons during the period, vowing to thoroughly investigate the exact cause of the accident and take actions to prevent the recurrence of such a tragic accident.

他表示，在此期间，所有政府部门和地方自治团体、公共机关的公务员都将佩戴哀悼蝴蝶结，并承诺将彻查事故发生的具体原因，同时采取措施防止此类悲剧再次发生。

Choi expressed deep condolences to the deceased and their bereaved families, declaring Muan county as a special disaster area to provide necessary support for the bereaved families and the injured.

崔相穆对遇难者及其家属表示深切哀悼，并宣布务安郡为特别灾区，为遇难者家属和伤者提供必要支援。

rear

n.后面；后部

billow

v.波浪般起伏，汹涌向前;