Cliff Notes
- Families of victims from the Air India crash in Ahmedabad are desperately waiting for the identification of their loved ones, with many bodies being unrecognisable due to severe burns.
- The crash killed all but one of the 242 people on board and caused additional casualties on the ground, including medical students.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash site and hospitalised survivors as investigations begin into the cause of this tragic event.
Air India plane crash: Families in Ahmedabad endure agonising wait for victims’ bodies | World News
Families just want the bodies of their loved ones.
They have gathered in the scorching summer heat outside the morgue in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, and crane their necks to get a glimpse of the next stretcher carrying a body bag to a waiting ambulance.
The process for identifying bodies after Thursday’s Air India plane crash is painstaking and some have been burnt beyond recognition. All but one of the 242 people on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner died.