7 dead as World War II plane crashes in the US
AFP, New York

At least seven people were killed when a World War II bomber carrying 13 passengers and crew crashed at an airport in the northeastern US state of Connecticut Wednesday, local media reported.
The Boeing B-17 aircraft, which the US Air Force deployed against Germany and Japan, crashed at Bradley International Airport while trying to land around 10:00 am (1400 GMT).
Ten passengers and three crew were on the aircraft, which was operated by the Collings Foundation, a group catering to aviation buffs who pay to experience vintage planes, officials said.
James Rovella, a Connecticut state disaster emergency official, told a news conference that there had been fatalities but added it was too early to say the exact number.
“Burn victims are very difficult to identify. We don’t want to make a mistake,” he said.
A maintenance officer working on the ground was also injured, Rovella added.
Local media later cited officials as saying that the crash left at least seven dead and nine injured, including three people who were on the ground at the time.
Ten minutes after the flight took off at 9:45 am, the pilots radioed the control tower to say they were experiencing problems, said Kevin Dillon, director of the state’s airport authority. “We could see they could not gain altitude. Upon touchdown they obviously lost control, struck our de-icing facility here as well as a maintenance facility,” he told reporters.

Nine killed as typhoon lashes South Korea
AFP, Busan

At least nine people were killed and several others missing after Typhoon Mitag lashed South Korea with heavy rain and strong winds, authorities said yesterday.
The storm hit southern parts of the country on Wednesday night, prompting flood warnings and triggering landslides in affected areas.
A woman in her 70s died after she was swept away by strong winds in the southeastern city of Pohang while another woman was killed after heavy rain caused her house to collapse as she slept, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said.
A total of nine people were killed across the country but the toll was expected to rise with several people missing.
In the southern port city of Busan—one of the hardest hit areas—around 600 rescue workers were trying to locate four people believed to be trapped beneath a landslide.
“An enormous amount of sand and earth slid down several hundred metres and instantly buried a house and a restaurant,” said a witness quoted by Yonhap news agency.
More than 100 homes were flooded and over 1,500 families evacuated their houses in advance, the ministry said.