Several sources are reporting an aircraft taking fire after landing in Khartoum, Sudan. The initial reports mention 100 passengers killed, on a total of 200 (both figures being approximative). The flight was coming from Amman, Jordan.

The available videos show massive fire, making hard to even guess the aircraft type (not reported yet, but likely to be an Airbus 310). The flight was operated by Sudan Airways. The weather reports for the time of the accidents include thunderstorms with rain. There are also mentions of a sandstorm.

As always under such circumstances, my thoughts go the the victims and their relatives. After the facts reporting phase, several rumors and hypothesis will start to spread from various sources, including media looking for super scoops. Let’s wait until information becomes available from the investigations before commenting further on.

I will report additional facts here when they’ll become available. You can find more coverage with the following links, several include videos:

CNN report – Reuters report – MSNBC report – BBC report – Sudan Tribune (in english) – Al Jazeera English