At least 45 People have died a Philippine Air Force Plane Crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday (July-04-2021), as rescue and recovery operations continue amid the Country’s worst military air disaster in decades.

The C-130 military plane was transporting troops from Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao to Sulu Province when it missed the runway on the island of Jolo, CNN affiliate CNN Philippines reported, citing Armed Forces Chief Cirilito Sobejana.

The Plane which was carrying more than 90 military personel and crew, crashed into nearby Patikul Village at 11:30am. Local time on Sunday.. minutes after the crash troops and civilian volunteers rushed to the site for search and rescue. Per eyewitnesses a number of soldiers were seen jumping out of the aircraft before it hit the ground sparing them from the explosion caused by the crash, according to press release by Joint Task Force Sulu.

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