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IN PICS: Rescue teams race against time to find survivors in plane crash

Updated On: 13 June, 2025 05:08 AM IST | Divya Nair

Rescue operations continued through the day after an Air India aircraft crashed near Ahmedabad. Teams combed through the wreckage for survivors, as families waited anxiously at the hospital to identify victims (PICS/Mayur Bhatt, Deepak Ashar)   

Rescue operations continued through the day after an Air India aircraft crashed near Ahmedabad. Teams combed through the wreckage for survivors, as families waited anxiously at the hospital to identify victims (PICS/Mayur Bhatt, Deepak Ashar)   

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Rescue operations continued through the day after an Air India aircraft crashed near Ahmedabad. Teams combed through the wreckage for survivors, as families waited anxiously at the hospital to identify victims (PICS/Mayur Bhatt, Deepak Ashar)   
<p>Rescue personnel sift through the charred remains of the wreckage, searching for survivors</p>

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Rescue personnel sift through the charred remains of the wreckage, searching for survivors

<p>Debris scattered across the crash site as firefighters and rescue teams conduct their search&nbsp;</p>

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Debris scattered across the crash site as firefighters and rescue teams conduct their search 

<p>Emergency responders use tools to access trapped sections of the mangled aircraft</p>

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Emergency responders use tools to access trapped sections of the mangled aircraft

<p>An ambulance prepares to move a body from the site&nbsp;</p>

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An ambulance prepares to move a body from the site 

<p>There were 242 people onboard the ill-fated flight; so far, only one survivor has been confirmed</p>

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There were 242 people onboard the ill-fated flight; so far, only one survivor has been confirmed

<p>Families gather outside Ahmedabad`s Civil Hospital, anxiously waiting for news about their loved ones after the devastating plane crash</p>

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Families gather outside Ahmedabad`s Civil Hospital, anxiously waiting for news about their loved ones after the devastating plane crash

<p>A special team of caregivers from Air India have arrived in Ahmedabad to provide support to the teams operating on the ground, the airline said.</p>

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A special team of caregivers from Air India have arrived in Ahmedabad to provide support to the teams operating on the ground, the airline said.

<p>Air India said that among the 242 passengers onboard, 169 were Indians, 53 Britishers, seven Portuguese and one a Canadian national</p>

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Air India said that among the 242 passengers onboard, 169 were Indians, 53 Britishers, seven Portuguese and one a Canadian national

<p>The aircraft crashed into a nearby hostel seconds after takeoff at 1.39 pm</p>

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The aircraft crashed into a nearby hostel seconds after takeoff at 1.39 pm

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