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Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people.

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Wuhan Airlines Flight 343

2000 passenger plane crash in Wuhan, Hubei province, China

Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight between Enshi Airport and Wuhan Wangjiadun Airport, both in Hubei province, Central China. On 22 June 2000, the Wuhan Airlines Xian Y-7, registration B-3479, flying the route crashed after encountering an area…
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Wuhan

Capital of Hubei, China

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of over eleven million, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the eighth-most-populous city in China. It is also one of China's nine national central cities.
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Hanyang, Wuhan

District in Hubei, People's Republic of China

Hanyang District forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. Currently, it is a district and stands between the Han River and the Yangtze River, where the former drains into the…
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June 22

Day of the year

June 22 is the 173rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 192 days remain until the end of the year.
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