3 weeks Ago
Rescue Efforts and Response
Emergency services arrived quickly with fire crews and rescue workers working to extinguish the fire and rescue those trapped. Several apartment buildings were charred, and thick smoke rose from the site. All flights at Ahmedabad airport are suspended to concentrate on rescue work. Medical care and emergency assistance has been deployed immediately, officials there say.
Air India confirmed that there were 169 Indians, 53 Britons, 7 Portuguese and 1 Canadian, among 242 passengers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague said it was following the situation and could not yet confirm whether there were any Dutch nationals on board.
Crash Details and World Response
The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, is said to have transmitted its final signal within a minute of takeoff at an altitude of 625ft. The weather on which day was fine and clear with temperature of approximately 37°C?
International leaders have responded to the crash. Images of the fire that have emerged, showing flames and thick smoke, have been described as “devastating” by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who expressed sympathy for the families of the victims.
Responding to the crash, India’s health and aviation ministers expressed sorrow and said they would extend all possible support to the rescue efforts under way.
Ahmedabad, a bustling western Indian city of almost 10 million people, has one of the country’s busiest airports. The city is reeling in the aftermath of the crash, as officials work to determine what caused it and who the victims were.
