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At least one survivor, over 290 dead – diepresse.com

juin 13, 2025

The Boeing of Type 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after departure in Ahmedabad, Indian. Of the 242 people on board the machine, most died, as the police said. Survived at least one inmate. Other people died in the residential area into which the machine fell. A total of over 290 people are dead.

According to the police, over 290 people were killed in a catastrophic plane crash in India on Thursday. Most died of the 242 people on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner airline at Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. 204 corpses have been recovered so far. At least one inmate survived. Other people died in the residential area, into which the machine fell in western India shortly after starting in Ahmedabad.

Minister: Number of victims according to DNA samples

According to the authorities, an accurate number of victims in the plane crash in India can only be mentioned according to DNA comparison. It is good news that there was a survivor among the 242 occupants of the machine, Interior Minister Amit Shah said to journalists in Ahmedabad. He met him in the hospital there.

Whether all the other 241 people, including the twelve crew members, had died on board and how many people on the ground, he did not say. « The number of victims is announced after the DNA confirmation. » The newspaper « The New Indian Express », citing the police, reported that besides a passenger, nobody else had survived.

The aircraft recorded 125,000 liters of fuel, said Shah. In view of the high temperatures, the chances are low that the crash will survive. At the scene of the accident itself, the recovery of corpses was almost completed until late at night (local time). The DNA samples from relatives are currently collected. After that, the remains would be handed over.

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According to the police, 204 corpses so far recovered

A police spokesman had previously confirmed that 204 corpses had been recovered at the scene of the accident. How many of the victims died on the ground remained unclear. He spoke of at least 40 injuries. The aircraft of the company Air India had lost height shortly after the start of the airport in Ahmedabad in western India and fell into a building, according to unconfirmed reports, the pilot made an emergency call shortly before the accident.

It is one of the world’s heaviest aviation disasters in recent years. The cause was initially unclear. « The injured passengers were brought to the nearest hospitals by the local authorities, » said airline boss Campbell Wilson in a video position on the platform X.

Destroyed accommodation for medical students

« Half of the plane fell into a residential building where doctors and their families live, » said the doctor Krishna. Airplane nose and the front wheel fell onto the canteen, in which students had just had lunch. According to his own statements, Krishna saw « about 15 to 20 burned corpses », but he was able to save 15 students with his colleagues.

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Eyeen Pooonam Patni described AFP when he reached the crash location, there were corpses there, many of them charred. Some people jumped from the surrounding buildings from the second or third floor to save themselves from the flames.

Machine of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

According to the Flightradar24 website, it was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner machine, one of the most modern passenger aircraft. According to experts, it is the first crash of such a machine that is considered very safe. The Boeing share gave up 6.8 percent in pre-exchangeable trade in New York. Boeing is working with the Indian authorities on an investigation of the incident, the US aircraft manufacturer said.

According to Air India, the plane was on the way to London-Gatwick Airport in Great Britain. According to an insider, there were 169 Indian citizens among the 242 inmates, probably 53 British, seven Portuguese and a Canadian. At least eleven children were on board. Austrian citizens should not have been in the machine, the Foreign Ministry in Vienna announced on APA request.

Conditions from all over the world

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who himself comes from the state of Gujarat, ordered a comprehensive rescue operation. « We share their pain, » said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Aimed at Premier Modi, she emphasized: « Europe is solidarity with you and the Indian people at this moment. » Further condolences came from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and the Australian Premier Anthony Albanese.

Pope Leo XIV expressed his deep condolences to the families and friends of the deceased. He is « deeply sad through the tragedy » and also prayed for the helpers involved in the salvage work, according to a letter published in the Vatican on Thursday, Kathpress reported.

Pakistan pressed compassion

The British King Charles and the British Prime Minister Keir Strander expressed themselves deeply about the plane crash. It is devastating to « learn about the terrible plane crash in #hmedabad. My thoughts and prayers are among those who have lost relatives. We are at the side of our friends in India in these dark hours, » assured Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) on platform X.

Archrival Pakistan also expressed his sympathy. « Our deeply perceived condolences applies to families and relatives of all people on board, » Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif wrote on the online platform X. « Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected. » US President Donald Trump offered support. India is a « big » and « strong » country, but the United States would be ready to provide help immediately if necessary, said the Republican at an event in the White House in Washington. Trump was affected and spoke of a « terrible crash » and « one of the worst in the history of aviation ». (APA)

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