Photo Story: VietJet plane skids off the runway in Ho Chi Minh

An Airbus A321 airplane of Vietnamese carrier VietJet Air sits on a grass field after skidding off the runway due to heavy rain, at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 14 June 2020.

No injuries were reported.

Via EPA-EFE/STR

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