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A plane carrying dozens of people sunk into the sea after the aircraft came off the end of the runway at Chuuk Airport in the tiny South Pacific nation of Micronesia.
The Air Niugini passenger aircraft overshot the runway as it came into land and crashed into the water.
Dramatic pictures shared on social media show the Boeing 737 partially submerged with small speedboats surrounding it.
According to local media, 36 passengers and 11 crew members were on board and all were rescued, with locals using their boats to take people to safety.