Death toll in Indian plane crash climbs to 270
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Viswash Kumar Ramesh was one of 242 people on the 787-8 Dreamliner that went down shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India. Somehow, he walked away.
Both of the "black boxes" were recovered from the wreckage of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in India after after all but one of the 242 people onboard died.
The multi-faith service on Saturday was held at the Siddhashram Shakti Centre in Harrow, north-west London, where Mayor of Harrow Anjana Patel said 20 of the victims had previously worshipped. She also shared that two young girls had lost their father in the crash, just weeks after their mother had died from cancer.
Ahead of Saturday's festivities, King Charles III also honored a handful of celebrities and public figures, including David Beckham, Gary Oldman and Elaine Paige.
The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
When there is a plane crash anywhere in the world, there is a big investigation to find out what happens. Governments and airlines then use the information from that investigation to make flying even safer. That's why flying by plane is one of the safest ways to get anywhere. It is normal to feel upset when news like this happens.
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An Air India plane with 242 people on board has crashed near a major international airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Air India, the country’s flagship carrier, confirmed that Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick was “involved in an accident today after take-off” and offered “full cooperation to the authorities investigating this incident.