Deadly Lao Airliner Crash Blamed on Bad Weather
![People look at the debris of a Lao Airlines turboprop plane that crashed into the Mekong River, in Pakse, Laos, Oct. 17, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a15eeabc-5888-4f78-bf33-5540c6824692_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
5
People look at the debris of a Lao Airlines turboprop plane that crashed into the Mekong River, in Pakse, Laos, Oct. 17, 2013.
![Onlookers watch the search operation for the lost Lao Airlines plane on the banks of the Mekong River in Pakse, Laos, Oct. 17, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/16517d0e-e229-4a57-83bf-f9299cf85598_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
6
Onlookers watch the search operation for the lost Lao Airlines plane on the banks of the Mekong River in Pakse, Laos, Oct. 17, 2013.
![Divers search for bodies of victims of a crashed Lao Airlines plane in the Mekong River in Pakse, Laos, Oct. 17, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6c2f854d-0800-4bd2-a4f4-7556ed850099_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
7
Divers search for bodies of victims of a crashed Lao Airlines plane in the Mekong River in Pakse, Laos, Oct. 17, 2013.
![A Lao soldier places incense sticks into the ground beside the wreckage left by a Lao Airlines turboprop plane as he pays his respects to the victims of the ill-fated flight, in Pakse, Laos, Oct. 17, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/248c8013-e083-4e7b-ab4f-39d51e2c0a1c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
8
A Lao soldier places incense sticks into the ground beside the wreckage left by a Lao Airlines turboprop plane as he pays his respects to the victims of the ill-fated flight, in Pakse, Laos, Oct. 17, 2013.