More than 240 killed in Air India crashーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS
indian authorities are trying to determine the cause of the crash of a passenger plane carrying hundreds of people the accident happened shortly after takeoff in the western city of Ahmedabad 241 passengers and crew were killed surveillance footage captured the Air India Boeing 787 jet taking off but quickly losing altitude the pilots reportedly issued a media call before the crash this was followed by a fiery explosion air India says one British passenger survived the plane hit the dining area of a medical college building there were also casualties on the ground the plane was completely torn apart it was a disaster [Music] families of the victims gathered outside the hospital hoping for some news of their loved ones joining us now is NHK’s New Delhi Bureau Chief Mitamira Taro who has been covering the story he’s now at the crash site so Taro what’s the situation yes I’m in the city of Amidabad near the airport behind me you can see part of the medical college building that was burned after the plane crash i spoke with a woman whose 14-year-old younger brother was working near the site and was killed in the accident she said she can’t bear the tragedy everything is all over t how is the Indian government responding yes the authorities are trying to find out what caused the disaster prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash site and met with a lone British survivor and other victims who are being treated in hospital local media say that investigators are searching for the plane’s black boxes there’s an urgent need to clarify the reason for one of India’s worst aviation disaster thank you T that was Mitamura Taro reporting from Ahmedabot
Indian authorities are trying to determine the cause of the crash of a passenger plane carrying hundreds of people. NHK’s New Delhi bureau chief Mitamura Taro provided more details on the plane crash from Ahmedabad. #india #plane
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