India Plane Crash: 265 Dead Bodies Recovered
At least 265 dead bodies have been recovered from the crash site of a London-bound passenger jet which crashed into a residential area of India’s Ahmedabad city on Friday.
About 53 British nationals, 169 Indians, 7 Portuguese, and 1 Canadian were on board, when the crashed Air India flight had lost signal shortly after leaving Ahmedabad airport on Thursday.
In an update on Friday, Indian Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kanan Desai said no fewer than 265 bodies had so far been counted.
The authority suggested that about 24 people may have died on the ground, stating that the toll may rise as more body parts are being recovered.
Rescue teams with sniffer dogs have been in search of the victim at the crash site of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 passengers and crew.
