Authorities have handed over 24 bodies to the victims' families, officials said on Sunday. Pics/Nimesh Dave
Rupani was among the 242 passengers and crew members on board the London-bound Air India flight AI-171 that crashed on Thursday
To assess the situation, P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visited the crash site and Civil Hospital on Sunday. He was briefed on the sequence of events and interacted with the injured
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a medical college complex moments after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1:39 PM on Thursday. So far 29 people are reported to have died in the disaster on the ground which includes five MBBS students. Only one person from the aircraft miraculously survived
Due to the severe condition of many bodies 'burnt or disfigured' authorities are relying on DNA matching for identification
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is leading a thorough probe into the causes of the crash. Various Central and state government agencies, including the state police, are assisting the AAIB team at the crash site in Meghaninagar
As part of the ongoing efforts, 230 teams have been formed to coordinate with the victims' families
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