Myanmar military says transport plane carrying 120 goes missing

Myanmar's military said Tuesday that a transport plane carrying 120 people went missing on Wednesday afternoon.The Yangon-bound plane, with 106 passengers and 14 crew members, lost contact with air control at around 1:35 p.m., about half an hour after it took off from the southern town of Myeik.The Chinese-made Y-8 transport aircraft, which was also carrying 2.4 tons of cargo, was heading back to its base in Yangon as a final flight of its logistics supply mission to several coastal towns in the Tanintharyi Region.Its last identified location as was about 70 kilometers southwest of the regi…READ FULL ARTICLE