Forensic experts from Australia and Singapore will join their Indonesian counterparts in identifying the remains of the passengers of the ill-fated Air Asia flight.
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Families of Air Asia passengers grieve as rescuers find bodies and wreckage off the coast of Borneo
(Reuters) — Families of passengers on board missing Air Asia flight struggled to cope with their grief on Tuesday (December 30), after rescuers found wreckage and bodies in the sea off the coast of Borneo. Indonesia AirAsia’s flight QZ8501, an Airbus A320-200, lost contact with air traffic control early on Sunday (December 28) during bad weather on a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. Indonesia’s search and rescue agency confirmed the debris was […]
Salvage operations continue on stricken Italian-flagged ferry; 10 confirmed dead
(Reuters) — Two Albanian seamen were killed during an operation to salvage a multi-deck car ferry two days after it caught fire in rough seas off Greece’s Adriatic Coast, a port authority official said on Tuesday (December 30). The deaths add to a toll of 10 confirmed victims of the disaster, which prompted a 36-hour rescue operation during which Italian and Greek helicopters airlifted more than 400 people from the smouldering hulk of the Norman […]
Search for missing AirAsia flight intensifies
The search for the missing AirAsia flight intensifies as many countries send help to the search operations, including Malaysia, Australia and Singapore.
Debris suspected part of missing AirAsia flight
Two large debris floating in the Java Sea were suspected as parts of the missing AirAsia flight.
AirAsia promises to help passengers’ families to visit site of incident
Indonesian airline AirAsia promised to take to the search site the family members of the passengers’ families of the ill-fated flight.
40 bodies recovered off the coast of Borneo, presumed to be from missing AirAsia flight
(Reuters) — Search and rescue teams carried debris, presumed to be from missing Air Asia flight QZ8501, onto land from a helicopter on Tuesday (December 30) evening. Indonesian rescuers searching for the missing plane, carrying 162 people, pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday. The navy said 40 bodies had been recovered as dusk fell. The plane has yet to be found and there was no word on […]
Wider search for missing AirAsia flight
A wider search area was proposed for the missing AirAsia Flight UC8501, with Indonesia asking help from the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
Passengers of burning Italian ferry rescued, treated for dehydration and hypothermia
(Reuters) — Italian and Greek helicopter crews worked into the night to airlift passengers off a burning ferry adrift in the Adriatic Sea, battling darkness and bad weather that hampered rescue efforts by other ships throughout Sunday (December 28). Helicopters were plucking passengers off the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic and transferring them to a nearby vessel, after a dramatic day that began when a fire broke out on its lower deck in the early hours. Authorities […]
Indonesia says search still on for missing Airbus, 162 passengers on board
The search resumed Monday for the missing Air Asia flight Q8501 from Indonesia with 162 passengers on board, as families turn to prayer for their loved ones who went missing along with the plane. Indonesia’s Air Transportation Department on Sunday (December 28) said the search was still on for missing Air Asia flight Q8501 and that nothing had been found of the plane so far. The plane lost contact with Indonesian air traffic controllers after […]
Hippo jumps from moving truck in Taiwan, startles locals
(Reuters) — A hippo being transported on a truck in South Taiwan’s Miaoli County on Friday (December 26) jumped out of the vehicle, and broke its leg and tooth, being left stranded on the street for hours before being rescued, local media reported. The hippo jumped through the window of the moving truck and hit a parked car before falling on the ground, local media said. Footage aired on FTV, a local broadcaster, showed the […]
NY police officers turn their backs as mayor delivers eulogy for slain NY cop
(Eagle News Service) — Hundreds to thousands of New York police officers turned their backs on a screen which showed city Mayor Bill de Blasio delivering a eulogy for slain NY police police department’s Rafael Ramos on Saturday, December 27. Reuters said that police forces from across the country “wordlessly turned away from the giant screens broadcasting the funeral at the church in Queens, New York as de Blasio took to the podium.” It said the number […]
