Sudan’s civil aviation authority has confirmed that at least 171 occupants survived yesterday’s Sudan Airways Airbus A310 fire at Khartoum.

Twenty-nine fatalities have been recorded by rescuers, says the CAA of Sudan, while the remaining 14 people on board are “considered as lost”. It does not clarify whether these missing people are thought to be among the dead or simply left the scene of the accident without notifying authorities.

While earlier statements suggested the aircraft had caught fire while taxiing to stand, the CAA states today that the aircraft “veered off the runway” while landing at 20:45 and “burst into flames”.

It confirms the registration of the twin-jet as S

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