PLANE
SCARE IN MYANMAR
Myanmar
is a country in Asia. It is located between India, China, and Thailand.
It is almost twice the size of Germany covering an area of 676,552 kilometers.
Myanmar
was known as Burma until 1989. It was in that year that this country
changed its name. Buddhism is the national religion of Myanmar as about
85% of the population are Buddhists.
In Yangon,
Myanmar an Airbus 320 plane had a close call with a bad landing and
possible accident. An Indian Airlines plane with 92 people onboard slid
off a runway into deep mud while it was trying to land in heavy rain
and wind.
The accident
happened late on Tuesday, October 26, 1999. The plane was traveling
from Calcutta to Yangon.
The weather
was bad at Yangon's international airport and that may have been the
cause of the accident. Fortunately all 92 people on board the plane
were not hurt.
