Plane misses Jamaica runway; 44 hurt

Jet from Miami breaks apart upon landing during severe storm

KINGSTON, Jamaica: An American Airlines flight from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway and skidded to the edge of the Caribbean Sea, injuring more than 40 people, officials said.

Flight 331 lurched down the runway of Norman Manley International Airport in the Jamaican capital on Tuesday night. Crews evacuated the passengers, who had to walk along a beach in the rain to board buses to reach the terminal.