Overview

• The Boeing 787 Dreamliner operating as Flight AI171 crashed into a residential area near Ahmedabad airport shortly after takeoff on June 12, killing many of the 242 people on board.
• Flight recorders have been recovered and are being analyzed by teams from the DGCA, AAIB and NTSB to determine the cause of the accident.
• State authorities activated an emergency operations centre help desk and launched dedicated helplines for relatives seeking information and support.
• Ground responders reported additional casualties at a nearby medical college hostel, while British national Ramesh Viswashkumar is among the few survivors.
• Senior cabin crew member Aparna Mahadik, daughter-in-law of NCP leader Sunil Tatkare, was on board and her family has been notified of the tragedy.