3 weeks Ago
So Much Losswoke Alexandria Fuge walked through the remains of a neighbor’s home in Harrison as she searched through rubble for survivors in the wake of the tornado.
Witnesses detailed the horrific seconds in the plane’s decline. It was like a very big roar, then we saw the fire, and then we have some pieces of debris falling down,” Mukesh, a local driver, said. At least eight people on the ground were killed. Rescue workers were tasked with the grim process of identifying bodies, with many saying that the plane and human remains were indistinguishable.
The crash left a thick, pungent smell hanging over the area. Thick smoke billowed from the rubble late into the night. Many of the families have congregated outside the Civil Hospital, anxiously awaiting news. Irfan was an Air India crew member and his parents, Sameer Shaikh and his wife, are grieving in Dombivli.
He had texted them the message before takeoff, but hours later, the relatives received a call with the news that he was dead. The police told them to come back in three days for the DNA results.
Searches at the Scene of the Crash Are Ongoing
At BJ Medical College, where the plane lodged itself into a hostel building, families are still searching anxiously for loved ones. Payal Thakur is searching for her mother Leo, who was preparing food in the kitchen when the aircraft hit.
Sarla’s niece was also accompanying her, her father, Prahlad Thakur, added.Both are missing. But their two search attempts uncovered nothing but water and debris.
Students said chaos broke out after the crash. Classrooms trembled and people poured into the streets. Others were critically hurt and are in intensive care units. There are old possessions and half-eaten meals strewn in the now silent hallways.
In Denial’s Hordes, the Unbreakable Threads of Hope
Javed, who is the younger brother of Imtiyaz Ali Sayed, a businessman in Mumbai, lost Javed’s wife and two children. Not until he has will he believe they’re gone. Only one of the 242 passengers on board survived. The dead have yet to be identified, with DNA testing being conducted.
Mr Sayed still texts Javed’s phone, in the hope of a reply. He posted pictures of the children and copies of messages he sent after he learned of the crash. “They’re still arriving,” he said. “That has to be real, right?”
