Among them were 10 infants.Television footage showed rescue workers moving around the wreckage in pouring rain.
Indian media said the pilots could not see the runway during a first attempt at landing due to heavy rain.The impact broke the plane in two. Guwahati, 8 August 2020: India is waging a rousing battle against Covid-19 with the world brought to its knees by the pandemic.
Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 3, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection tally has reached to 20,750 after 418 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali (File Photo).
May Allah give strength to the bereaved families in their difficult hour.India's other neighbours, Sri Lanka and Nepal, too, sent out messages on Twitter.Pradeep Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal tweeted: Deeply saddened by the news of Air India Express aircraft's accident in Kerala, India last night. Such runways are located at an altitude and have steep drops at one or both ends.“The good news is that the plane broke up and we were able to access the passengers,” Puri said. The death toll in India from the Coronavirus pandemic has climbed to 42,821.
Rescue workers look for survivors after a passenger plane crashed when it overshot the runway at the Calicut International Airport in Karipur, in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 7, 2020.
I offer my condolences to the families of those affected by this tragedy, and prayers for the ongoing recovery effort.Other countries that offered their condolences and prayers to the victims included Japan, China, the US and more.On behalf of the U.S. Mission, we are deeply saddened by the news of the Air India accident in Kozhikode. Kathmandu, Nepal, August 7, 2020: Nepal’s coronavirus tally has reached to 22,214 after 464 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. We did not tell her anything,” he added.At least half of the passengers were those who had lost their jobs or whose visas had expired. Air India Express AXB1344 was a government-operated repatriation flight for Indians previously unable to return home because of the travel restrictions.TV visuals showed the aircraft’s nose smashed into a brick wall, with much of the middle of the plane pulverised.Local TV news channels showed passengers, some of them lying motionless on stretchers, brought into a hospital surrounded by health workers wearing masks because of the COVID-19 pandemic.“Pained by the plane accident in Kozhikode” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. Nepal extends deep condolences to the bereaved families and wishes for speedy recovery of those injured.Deeply saddened by the news of Air India Express aircraft's accident in Kerala, India last night.
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