FLASH NEWS: AIR ASIA 8501 DISASTER.... 40 bodies and still counting.... s.m5.malaysiakini/news/284865.html VERY VERY SAD DAY. SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR ALL THOSE AFFECTED PLEASE.. Indonesia navy: Up to 40 bodies retrieved and counting 9:13AM Dec 30, 2014 QZ8501 AirAsias Surabaya-Singapore flight carrying 155 passengers and seven crew members on board went missing on Sunday. The Airbus 320-200 took off from Surabaya in Java, Indonesia, at 5.20am local time (6.20am Malaysian time) and was due to arrive in Singapore two hours later, but it lost contact with air traffic control. Search and rescue (SAR) efforts have since been launched by the Indonesian authorities. The first reports state that the plane allegedly crashed near Belitung Island, off the coast of Sumatra. Indonesia navy: Up to 40 bodies retrieved and counting 9:13AM Dec 30, 2014 QZ8501 AirAsias Surabaya-Singapore flight carrying 155 passengers and seven crew members on board went missing on Sunday. The Airbus 320-200 took off from Surabaya in Java, Indonesia, at 5.20am local time (6.20am Malaysian time) and was due to arrive in Singapore two hours later, but it lost contact with air traffic control. Search and rescue (SAR) efforts have since been launched by the Indonesian authorities. The first reports state that the plane allegedly crashed near Belitung Island, off the coast of Sumatra. 6.39pm: An Indonesian Air Force plane has detected the main cargo of the ill-fated AirAsia Flight QZ8501, reports Detik The co-pilot of a Hercules aircraft surveying the debris site said the cargo appeared largely intact. We found debris and cargo that are about 65 percent intact, he is quoted as saying. SAR operations to take two days 6.25pm: Indonesian Navy says it aims to retrieve all bodies from the ill-fated AirAsia Flight QZ8501 by the end of tomorrow, reports Detik. So far, more than 40 bodies have been recovered but the search and rescue teams are fast losing light as the sun sets. Search officials have prepared body bags at Pangkalan Bun, the closest naval base to the debris site. A total of 155 passengers and seven crew members were on board the aircraft.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:48:20 +0000
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