As the death toll rose to 270, the search team searched for the scene of the Indian plane crash, and relatives asked the answer to the answer
Search and recovery teams continued to search at the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters on the third day after Air India landed from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat, officials said on Saturday.
A few minutes after Thursday's departure, London's Boeing 787 raided a medical school hotel in a residential area in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad, killing 241 people and at least 29 people on the ground. One passenger survived.
Officials said the recovery team working in the second half of Friday found at least 25 bodies in the debris.
Dr Dhaval Gameti of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital said the facility had received 270 bodies, adding that the lonely surviving passengers were still observing some of his wounds.
A fire crash in western India left a surviving passenger, a British national, reportedly walking from the scene to an ambulance. The Boeing 787, a London-bound Indian company, included at least one Canadian after taking off with 242 people.
“He is in very good condition and is ready to be discharged soon,” Gameti said on Saturday.
Hundreds of relatives of the crash victims provided DNA samples at the hospital. Most bodies are burnt or unrecognizable.
“Where is my child?”
Some relatives expressed frustration that the process took too long. Authorities say it usually takes up to 72 hours to complete the DNA matching and the process is being accelerated.
“Where are my children? Have you recovered?” asked Rafiq Abdullah, his nephew, daughter and two grandchildren in flight. “I will have to ask questions. The government has not answered these questions.”
Another relatively continued to ask the hospital staff when they handed over the body of their relatives to their family for the last ceremony.
Relatively insisted: “Give us your body.”
Her husband confirmed that those in flight were Canadian citizens, Mississauga, Ontario, confirmed Dr. Nirali Sureshkumar Patel, dentist.
In addition to the formal investigation, the Indian government said it has formed a senior, multidisciplinary committee to examine the causes of the crash.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation said in a statement that the committee will focus on developing procedures to prevent and deal with aircraft emergencies and “will not be able to replace other inquiries conducted by relevant organizations.”
Investigators on Friday retrieved the plane's digital flight data recorder or black box, which was recovered from a roof near the crash site, likely leading to clues about the cause of the accident.
The Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Agency said it has begun working with “full efforts” to extract data.
Paul Fromme, a mechanical engineer based in the UK-based Mechanical Engineers Agency, said the device is expected to reveal information about the engine and control settings, while the voice recorder will provide cockpit conversation.
The key to the data recorder for quick answers
Jeff Guzzetti, a former crash investigator with the National Transportation Safety Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration, said that as long as the flight data logger is in good condition, investigators should be able to answer some important questions about the causes of the crash.
Investigators may be considering whether the wing flaps were properly set, the engine lost power, the alarm was sent out inside the cockpit, and whether the aircraft crew correctly recorded information about the external heat temperature and fuel and the weight of the passengers, Guzzetti said.
He said errors in the data could cause the wing flap to be incorrectly set.
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