PhotoYANGON, Myanmar — A military transport plane with 104 people on board disappeared after taking off Wednesday afternoon from an air base in the southern part of the country, military officials said. Most of the passengers were relatives of Myanmar soldiers, including children, as well as 14 crew members. The plane, a Chinese-made Y-8, was en route to Yangon. The weather in the area was bad, residents said, with pounding rain typical of the monsoon season that is now enveloping Myanmar. Maj. Gen. Aung Ye Win, the chief of military information, said the search operation had not found any trace of the plane or bodies.

Source: New York Times June 07, 2017 11:47 UTC