A Korean Airlines jet with at least 231 people aboard crashed last night while trying to land on the island of Guam.
Police said 29 people survived.
KAL Flight 801 from Seoul, South Korea, to Guam was cleared to land when contact was lost at 2.35 am (11.35 pm HK time) as the jetliner was five kilometres from Agana International Airport, said Tom Rea, US Federal Aviation Administration's Pacific representative.
Frank Matane, Guam Police spokesman, said 29 people apparently survived.
He said the plane went down 'in rough terrain, up in the hills'.
But confusion reigned after the crash with a US aviation official in Honolulu saying 331 people were on board, airport spokesman Jay Sprague later claiming there were 231 and Korean Airlines announcing there were 234 passengers and about 10 crew members.
The airline said the plane was an Airbus, while the FAA said it was a Boeing 747.