Jeju Air Crash Strikes South Korea Amid Political Crisis

A Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea’s Muan, killing 179 of 181 passengers, coincided with a severe political crisis. President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached on December 14, and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was stripped of his powers. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became acting president and now faces the country’s deadliest aviation disaster.