One Dead and Over 71 Injured After Severe Turbulence Strikes Singapore Airlines Flight.

Bangkok, Thailand(CNN )— One passenger died and 71 were injured when a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence on Tuesday. The turbulence threw passengers and crew around the cabin, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Bangkok.

The Boeing 777-300ER had been in the air for about 10 hours and was midway through meal service when it hit turbulence over Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Basin, according to the airline.

Andrew Davies, a passenger on flight SQ321 traveling to New Zealand for business, told CNN’s Erin Burnett that the flight had been “perfectly normal” until the seatbelt sign came on and, seconds later, “all hell broke loose.”

"The plane suddenly felt like it dropped. It probably only lasted a few seconds, but I vividly remember seeing shoes, iPads, iPhones, cushions, blankets, cutlery, plates, and cups flying through the air and crashing into the ceiling. The gentleman next to me had a cup of coffee, which spilled all over me and shot up to the ceiling," Davies recounted.
Davies realized the severity of the turbulence when he turned around and saw several passengers with gashes on their heads, including one woman with blood pouring down her face and an elderly passenger in severe shock.
"There was so much screaming," he said.
Videos and images from inside the aircraft showed the extent of the damage: overhead compartments smashed open, emergency oxygen masks hanging from the ceiling, and a section of the galley ceiling open with parts of the plane's interior hanging down. Trays, containers, plastic bottles, and hot beverage pots were strewn across the floor.
A 73-year-old British man, identified as Geoff Kitchen, died in the incident from a suspected heart condition, according to Kittipong Kittikachorn, the General Manager of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport. The autopsy process is still ongoing. Kitchen was described by the Thornbury Musical Theatre Group (TMTG), where he worked for over 35 years, as "always a gentleman with the utmost honesty and integrity."
The British Foreign Office told CNN it was supporting the family of the British passenger who died on the Singapore Airlines flight.
Davies, who was seated toward the front of the plane, said he helped tend to Kitchen, who was seated behind him.