The struggling in the wreckage of Air India (AI171), as well as dozens of people who were killed in the ground and raising the dead to 290, is ongoing.
One of the two black boxes was detected
One of the two black boxes has already been identified, and authorities have begun official investigation into its causes, involving international experts from the United Kingdom, the US and the number of foreign victims and the type of aircraft. Early reports indicate that the pilots broadcast a marketing signal shortly after take -off, but the aircraft lost height and crashed into a residential area, with the weather as good.
They are looking for trapped survivors
Rescuers with specially trained dogs continue to look for survivors and collecting corpses from the point of tragedy, where the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was dropped a few minutes after taking off in London. The plane fell on a student school of medical school, while the muzzle and the front wheel ended up in a building where students were dinner at that time, according to testimonies.
According to the city’s senior police official Kanan Desai, at least 265 corpses have been identified, a figure indicating that at least 24 people were killed in the ground, beyond passengers. Families of the victims give DNA samples to identify the corpses, as the recognition process is extremely difficult due to the severe conflict.
A survivor
Lament for the victims of Reuters/Adnan Abidi Air Tragedy
According to Air India, the only survivor is British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who is hospitalized with multiple trauma but out of danger, according to doctors. According to official data, 169 Indians, 53 British, 7 Portuguese and 1 Canadian, including 14 children and two infants.
‘Shocking Disaster’
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Monty visited the tragedy and hospital where they are hospitalized, stating: “The picture of the disaster is shocking. Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones in this unthinkable tragedy. ”
