Roundup: S. Korea suffers air tragedy with heavy casualties

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- All the 179 people aboard a passenger jet that crashed while landing at an airport in southwest South Korea were confirmed dead except only two rescued, multiple media outlets said Sunday, citing the fire authorities.

The fire authorities were quoted as saying that the bodies of 179 victims were retrieved from the scene at 8:38 p.m. local time, with only two crew members being rescued.