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Japan Airlines jet burst into flames after collision with quake-relief plane
Updated 1803 GMT (0203 HKT) January 2, 2024
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A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames Tuesday at Tokyo's Haneda airport after it collided with a Coast Guard aircraft helping with earthquake relief efforts. An investigation into the cause of the crash is underway, the airline said.
National broadcaster NHK reported all those on board the JAL airliner were safely evacuated. Five crew members of the Coast Guard plane were killed, and the captain is in critical condition, according to NHK, citing local police.
At least 57 people had been confirmed killed after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the west coast of Japan on Monday, according to local authorities.
Tsunami warnings were canceled along coastal regions, but advisories remain and residents have been urged to evacuate. Tsunami waves of up to 1.2 meters (4 feet) hit several areas along Japan's western coast.
Aftershocks have also been reported, with Japan’s weather agency warning they could continue for a few days.

1 hr 6 min ago
Probe underway into crash at Tokyo airport as rescuers race to reach earthquake survivors. Here's the latest
From CNN staff

Travelers line up at a Japan Airlines service counter at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, following flight cancellations due to an aircraft collision on Tuesday, January 2.
Travelers line up at a Japan Airlines service counter at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, following flight cancellations due to an aircraft collision on Tuesday, January 2. Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Japan Airlines and airplane manufacturer Airbus are both part of an investigation into the collision between two aircraft at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Tuesday in which five people died. At the same time, the death toll from Monday's earthquake in western Japan has risen to 57.

Here are the latest headlines:

Crash investigation underway: Japan Airlines is taking part in the investigation to determine who is responsible for the deadly crash between a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 and a Japan Coast Guard plane, said an airline representative. While the investigation is ongoing, preliminary reports say that the pilots of the Japan Airlines flight did not spot any aircraft on the runway before landing. Aircraft manufacturer Airbus said it will send a team to help investigate Tuesday’s collision.
Five dead working on earthquake relief: Five crew members on the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) plane that collided with the Japan Airlines plane were killed, and the captain is in critical condition. The Coast Guard plane was due to fly to Niigata prefecture to help with earthquake relief efforts.
More than a dozen passengers injured: Seventeen passengers on board Japan Airlines flight 516 were injured after it burst into flames, and four were taken to hospital. No further details on their injuries were provided. More than 100 fire trucks were dispatched to the scene of the fire and most flights have been cancelled.
Earthquake death toll rises: The death toll from the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s west coast on Monday has risen to 57. The quake shook the Noto Peninsula in the central prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday afternoon, collapsing buildings, sparking fires and triggering tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia.

Hundreds stranded at earthquake-damaged airport: About 500 people are stranded at Noto Airport after the terminal was damaged. They are being provided food and blankets, but nearby roads are damaged, so they can't get out. Damage is widespread across cities in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture after the quake. Wajima City is among the worst hit, with 25 buildings collapsed and 14 that may still have people trapped inside.

2 hr 15 min ago
Death toll from Japan earthquake rises to 57
From CNN's Xiaofei Xu

The death toll from the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s west coast on Monday has risen to 57, according to Japan public broadcaster NHK, citing officials from Ishikawa prefecture.

The quake shook the Noto Peninsula in the central prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday afternoon, collapsing buildings, sparking fires and triggering tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency lifted all tsunami advisories along portions of the country’s western coast Tuesday, but more than 24 hours after the quake struck, there has been limited access to the northern part of the secluded Noto Peninsula.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters after a disaster emergency meeting Tuesday that a destroyed road had cut access to the area.

Officials in helicopters had flown over the peninsula, known for its coastal scenery and rural landscapes, and reported seeing damaged roads, landslides and large fires, he said.

“To secure the route there, we are to mobilize all the means of transport, not only on the ground but also by aerial and marine transport. We have been making an effort to transfer goods, supplies and personnel there since the last night,” Kishida said.

CNN's Helen Regan, Sahar Akbarzai, Chie Kobayashi and Mayumi Maruyama contributed reporting to this post.

2 hr 37 min ago
Airbus team will assist in airport collision probe
From CNN's Pete Muntean

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus said it will send a team to help investigate Tuesday’s collision between a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 and a Japan Coast Guard plane in Tokyo.

“Airbus is presently dispatching a team of specialists to assist the Authorities,” Airbus said in a statement, noting that the investigation will be led by the Japan Transport Safety Board.

Airbus said its A350 aircraft involved in the incident was delivered to Japan Airlines on November 10, 2021. Airbus says the plane was powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines.

“The exact circumstances of the event are still unknown,” Airbus said.

In the US, National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Jennifer Gabris told CNN that the NTSB has “not received a request for assistance at this time."

The agency would be the official United States representative for such probe.

3 hr 3 min ago
Japan Airlines crash survivor recounts "fire coming out of the engines"
From CNN’s Emiko Jozuka in Haneda Airport, Japan

Japan Airlines passenger Satoshi Yamake, 59, told CNN that everything seemed normal during landing until he saw a fire.

“We landed normally, didn’t feel a shock or anything,” Yamake told CNN at Haneda airport after he was evacuated from the fiery crash.

He said he saw a fire shortly before an announcement was made to evacuate the plane.

“But then we saw fire coming out of the engines and I found it strange. Just as I was thinking why the fire was burning for so long, an announcement came and said we probably hit something on the runway and we have to now evacuate the plane,” Yamake said.
“We could smell some smoke but passengers were not panicking a lot," he added.

“I was not really scared. Since we have landed already, I was thinking the plane probably won’t explode by this point," said Yamake.

"We should be fine as long as everyone gets off the plane in an orderly manner.”

3 hr 40 min ago
Investigation underway into Japan Airlines crash
From CNN's Xiaofei Xu and AnneClaire Stapleton

Rescue crews work at the site where a Japan Coast Guard aircraft collided with a Japan Airlines passenger plane at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, on January 2.
Rescue crews work at the site where a Japan Coast Guard aircraft collided with a Japan Airlines passenger plane at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, on January 2. Richard A. Brooks/AFP/Getty Images
Japan Airlines is taking part in the investigation to determine who is responsible for the deadly crash, Tadayuki Tsutsumi, the airlines' senior vice president of corporate safety and security, said in a news conference Tuesday evening.

While the investigation is ongoing, preliminary reports are the pilots of the Japan Airlines flight did not spot any aircraft on the runway before landing, he said. The Japan Airlines flight was confirmed to have “entered the runway as normal and began landing as normal and that there was an impact, which led to the accident, but we are still investigating further details,” he said.

Senior Vice President of Japan Airlines Noriyuki Aoki reiterated that its unclear at this point in the investigation if the Japan Airlines flight was cleared to land or if they communicated with air traffic control, he said the news conference Tuesday evening.

“However, I can't say at this time if they [Japan Airlines aircraft] were cleared to land, or if they communicated with ATC, because that is a fundamental factor in the cause of the accident, and we are still trying to confirm that,” Aoki said.

By Antoinette Radford, Leinz Vales and Jack Guy, CNN

Updated 1803 GMT (0203 HKT) January 2, 2024

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