No deaths as crashed airplane breaks in two

A Caribbean Airlines airplane coming from New York crashed with 140 passengers aboard while landing in Guyana early today and broke in two, causing several injuries but no deaths, said President Bharrat Jagdeo.

The Boeing 737-800 apparently overshot the 7,400-foot runway at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in rainy weather.

It barely missed a 200-foot ravine that could have resulted in dozens of fatalities, he said.

Authorities struggled at first to remove passengers without adequate field lights and other emergency equipment.

The extent of the injuries was not immediately clear.