A really tragic day for South Korea … All 181 people on board the Jeju Air flight that crashed are now accounted for, with 179 killed and just 2 survivors. A national mourning period has been declared for the next week, until January 4.

Very tragic. Now, all but 2 of the 181 people on board the Jeju Air flight that crashed in South Korea are presumed dead, officials say. This is all after Korea impeached its president this month & its acting president 2 days ago. The new interim leader faces a grim start.

The South Korean plane crash situation is looking very grim. The Jeonnam Fire Dept. said that most of 181 people on board the Jeju Air plane that crashed hours ago are "presumed dead," with the exception of the 2 rescued. Per @yonhaptweet. 62 have been *confirmed* dead so far.

South Korea, all this month: Martial law declared; military dispatched to parliament as people protested, in shock. The president was impeached. Then the acting president was impeached 2 days ago. Now, the new acting president faces a major plane crash. At least 62 killed.

The death toll has now risen to 62, with only a couple of known rescues. Very grim.

The death toll has now risen to 62 -- and again, we only know of a couple rescues. This is very grim.

RT @jeongminnkim: Here’s a FULL timeline from the political context from Sept to Dec. 3, the day of the martial law, and the day after — ti…

RT @josungkim: In the spirit of the holidays, South Koreans are singing impeachment carols for President Yoon Suk Yeol. Feliz Navi-get-impe…

One thing you must know about South Korea: its vibrant protest culture. People only had hours to organize this demonstration at the National Assembly, & yet they had a band, opera performances and this trot song with lyrics changed to advocate for impeaching President Yoon. Wild.

Protestors tonight are calling for the South Korean president’s impeachment here at the National Assembly, where lawmakers voted before dawn to swat down the president’s declaration of martial law. Guessing there’s a few thousand people in the area. Demonstrations are peaceful.

More and more people appear to be trickling into the national assembly after finishing work to join the candlelight protest. Thousands more are in Gwanghwamun, I hear. Here, the crowd repeatedly chants to impeach President Yoon.

Singers are performing trot songs with modified lyrics calling for Yoon’s impeachment, and the gates to the national assembly complex are wide open tonight — a far cry from yesterday, when protesters were shouting at police to open them.

Headed back out to the South Korean National Assembly building to check out protests calling for the resignation and/or the impeachment of President Yoon. Will be updating.

Another such moment: When the State Department and other US officials revealed they had no prior notice/ understanding that this would happen. Yoon was very bold. This is not something one would expect from such a close U.S. ally, & I doubt many Koreans will receive it well.