An investigation has begun into the causes of the air crash in southern Thailand which left 101 people dead. Both the plane's flight recorders have now been found.
Thai officials say all passengers have now been accounted for.
By midnight, police and rescuers struggling in thigh-high water had managed to pull 26 bodies from the charred wreckage. Two were identified as Westerners. Scores more bodies were still trapped in the plane, many of them burned beyond recognition, police said. But the water that hampered rescuers may have cushioned the aircraft's impact, officials said. A police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the plane made three turns around the airport in a heavy storm before attempting to land.