Tragedy in India

At the place of plane crash in Mangalore, May 22, 2010

On May 22, Early in the morning, when landing at the grilling airport, Air India, which was following from Dubai, crashed. In total, there were 160 passengers and six crew members on board. Eight people survived in the disaster, who, according to local authorities, were taken to the hospital.

The Air Force reports that the Boeing 737 airline Air India Express, which was following from Dubai, crashed in an Indian city. According to reports, 158 people were killed.

According to Indian officials, eight people managed to save, all of them were taken to hospitals. On board were 160 passengers and six crew members. Local television channels demonstrate personnel on which firefighters are trying to cope with the flame covering the Boeing 737, you can also see how one of the rescuers takes out the child’s body from the place of crash. Rescuers said that their work is largely complicated due to dense smoke that enveloped the scene.

It seems that the tire burst at the plane, it rolled out of the strip, crashed into a fence. I jumped out and fled 500 meters

According to information television channels, India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh controls the course of rescue work. The President of the ruling party of the Indian National Congress Sonya Gandhi decided to cancel the events planned for Saturday, dedicated to the first anniversary of the formation of the current government. The Minister of Civil Aviation Praful Patel flew to the barbecue. Compensation for the relatives of the dead and the wounded is announced. Emirat Dubai annually attracts millions of labor migrants from India, mainly southern states, in particular, from Karnataku. To serve this migration flow, Indian airlines opened direct flights from a number of provincial cities in the UAE, informs the Interfax agency.

One of the miraculously saved passengers on the air of the local CNN-IBN television channel said that it was almost impossible to survive during the crash. “The plane landed normally, but rolled out of the runway at full speed. 10-15 seconds after planting, strong vibrations began. The plane was in the middle of the jungle and collapsed into two parts. I jumped through the break. It was not easy, we were fastened. Almost immediately after that, the plane caught fire, and smoke was restored everywhere,“-restored the picture. ” events an engineer who worked in the UAE and returned to his homeland. Another survivor, Umar Faruk , suggested: "It seems that the tire burst at the plane, he rolled out of the strip, crashed into the fence. I jumped out and fled 500 meters."

The BBC correspondent in Delhika Bisvas reports that the last time the collapse of a large liner in India occurred in July 2000 in the city of Pata, then 50 people died.