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Horrific emergency plane landing

These pictures show passengers reacting to the sudden drop in cabin pressure on their Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne.

The Boeing 747-400 was forced to make an emergency landing in the Philippines, after passengers said they heard a loud bang and the plane rapidly lost altitude.

Australian transport authorities said QF30 dropped from 29,000 feet to 10,000 feet in the emergency descent.

Qantas confirmed a rupture in the plane's fuselage, the central part of the aircraft where the wings and engines are attached, and said that all passengers and crew disembarked the aircraft safely.

The plane is now being inspected.

Basmah Fahim, Reuters.