US President Donald Trump called the Air India plane crash terrible and has offered support to India.
“The plane crash was terrible, I’ve already told them, anything we can do, we’ll be over there immediately,” US President Donald Trump said.
President Donald Trump on the Air India plane crash: “The plane crash was terrible, I’ve already told them, anything we can do, we’ll be over there immediately.” pic.twitter.com/tZsahvtCuq
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Calling it one of the worst disasters in aviation history, the US President added, “It was a horrible crash. Nobody has any idea what it might be.”
“I gave them a couple of pointers, we saw the plane, and it looked like it was flying pretty well, it didn’t look like there (could be) an explosion. It just looked like maybe the engines lost power,” he further said.
According to Air India, of the 230 passengers, 169 were Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. The other 12 people on board were two pilots and 10 crew members.
In the crash, only one individual is reportedly alive yet.
Speaking on the tragedy today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the entire country is in shock and stands with the kin of those who have lost their lives. Addressing the media, he said that Air India flight AI171 crashed in the afternoon today, and several passengers have lost their lives. He said that an Air India flight AI-171 crashed, and many passengers are feared dead. There were 230 passengers and 12 crew members, he further added.
The Union Home Minister, giving details about the incident, said that the plane carried almost 125,000 litres of fuel, and due to the high temperature, there was no chance of saving anyone. Shah further said that he visited the crash site and that the retrieval of the dead bodies is almost complete.
