A 73-year-old British man died and more than 70 people were injured Tuesday in what passengers described as a terrifying scene aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence and made an emergency landing in Bangkok.
The turbulence came as parts of Thailand were buffeted by thunderstorms during the country's annual rainy season, with flight tracking data suggesting the plane dropped more than 1,800 metres (6,000 feet) in just five minutes.
