Flight ends tragically, but many lives spared

Updated: 2013-07-08 11:56

(China Daily)

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 Flight ends tragically, but many lives spared

Chinese Consul General in San Francisco Yuan Nansheng updates reporters on the status of Chinese passengers from Flight 214 at a news conference at the consulate on Sunday. Chang Jun / China Daily

 Flight ends tragically, but many lives spared

A Chinese student sends a message to his parents after escaping Saturday's fiery crash. It reads: "Our plane has an accident. I am safe. Don't worry, Dad and Mom." Xinhua

 Flight ends tragically, but many lives spared

Survivors leave the crash site on Saturday. Two Chinese teenagers from Zhejiang province died and 182 other passengers were injured. Xinhua

 Flight ends tragically, but many lives spared

Relatives of the two Chinese teenagers killed in the crash gathered at Jiangshan Middle School, where the girls studied.  Ge Yuejin / China Daily

 Flight ends tragically, but many lives spared

Passengers are delayed at San Francisco International Airport after the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 on the side of one of the airport's four runways. Jana Asenbrennerova / Reuters

 Flight ends tragically, but many lives spared

Mayor Ed Lee addresses a news conference on Saturday, hours after the crash at San Francisco International Airport. Chang Jun / China Daily

 Flight ends tragically, but many lives spared

Passengers from Flight 214 await treatment at San Francisco General Hospital after the Boeing 777 crashed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday morning. Bay Area News Group, John Green / AP

 Flight ends tragically, but many lives spared

Asiana Airlines President and CEO Yoon Young-doo (center) and members of the airline company's board bow during a news conference about the crash of Asiana Flight 214, at the South Korean carrier's headquarters in Seoul on Sunday. Lee Jin-man / AP

(China Daily USA 07/08/2013 page2)

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