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| Germanwings crash: search resumes for victims as leaders pay respects | Germanwings crash: search resumes for victims as leaders pay respects |
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| Hundreds of emergency workers have resumed the search for the victims of Germanwings flight 4U9525 on Wednesday as the mystery over its crash endured. | |
| Under a blanket of cloud and amid freezing temperatures, more than 300 police and 380 firefighters sought to find both bodies and clues amid pulverised wreckage spread over a wide area of the southern French Alps near the village of Seyne. | |
| So far French air investigators have recovered at least one black box which it is hoped will provide crucial information about why the Airbus A320 flying from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed, killing all 150 on board. | |
| On Tuesday afternoon, the French president, François Hollande, his German counterpart, Angela Merkel, and the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, are expected to reach the scene to pay their respects. A makeshift chapel has been set-up in Seyne-les-Alpes and some family members of those who died are expected to arrive. | |
| Scores of rooms and a holiday centre in the area have been set aside for relatives and more than 50 specialists have been assigned to take care of them. | |
| But such was the high-impact of the crash that is thought it could take days or even a week for the victims’ remains, and the crucial clues from the wreckage, to be retrieved. | |
| Gilbert Sauvan, the president of the general council for the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, described the scene to reporters: “Everything is pulverised,” he said. “The largest pieces of debris are the size of a small car.” | |
| Governments around the world have faced the difficult task of informing family members of the deceased about their deaths, as further details emerged of the names and nationalities of the 150 people killed. | |
| Two Colombians, two Argentinians, two Australians, 67 Germans, 45 Spaniards, three Mexicans, two Japanese, one Turkish national, one Belgian and one Dutch passenger have now been confirmed as being among those killed in what Germanwings described as a “tragic accident”. | Two Colombians, two Argentinians, two Australians, 67 Germans, 45 Spaniards, three Mexicans, two Japanese, one Turkish national, one Belgian and one Dutch passenger have now been confirmed as being among those killed in what Germanwings described as a “tragic accident”. |
| Britain’s foreign secretary, Philip Hammond said “it is likely there were some British nationals” on board, but was yet to confirm how many. | Britain’s foreign secretary, Philip Hammond said “it is likely there were some British nationals” on board, but was yet to confirm how many. |
| Merkel is expected to arrive at the site around 2pm. Germany’s foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, was flown over the site on Tuesday, describing it as “a picture of horror”. | Merkel is expected to arrive at the site around 2pm. Germany’s foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, was flown over the site on Tuesday, describing it as “a picture of horror”. |
| The west-German town of Haltern is in mourning after 16 students, in grade 10, and two teachers from Joseph Koenig High School were confirmed to have perished in the tragedy. They were on their way home from a Spanish exchange trip. | The west-German town of Haltern is in mourning after 16 students, in grade 10, and two teachers from Joseph Koenig High School were confirmed to have perished in the tragedy. They were on their way home from a Spanish exchange trip. |
| “This is surely the blackest day in the history of our town,” its mayor, Bodo Klimpel, told reporters on Tuesday evening, as mourners gathered at the school to light candles and console each other. | “This is surely the blackest day in the history of our town,” its mayor, Bodo Klimpel, told reporters on Tuesday evening, as mourners gathered at the school to light candles and console each other. |
| “This is pretty much the worst thing you can imagine.” | “This is pretty much the worst thing you can imagine.” |
| Rajoy, has declared three days of mourning in Spain for the victims. | Rajoy, has declared three days of mourning in Spain for the victims. |
| Barcelona’s opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, confirmed Oleg Bryjak and Maria Radner, who had performed in their production of Richard Wagner’s Siegfried, died in the crash. Their series of performance dates at the theatre had ended on Monday. | Barcelona’s opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, confirmed Oleg Bryjak and Maria Radner, who had performed in their production of Richard Wagner’s Siegfried, died in the crash. Their series of performance dates at the theatre had ended on Monday. |
| In Australia the foreign minister, Julie Bishop, confirmed citizens Carol Friday and her son, Greig Friday, were among the dead. | In Australia the foreign minister, Julie Bishop, confirmed citizens Carol Friday and her son, Greig Friday, were among the dead. |
| She read a statement on behalf of their family to parliament house, which said they were “crippled with sadness”. | She read a statement on behalf of their family to parliament house, which said they were “crippled with sadness”. |
| “Carol and Greig were enjoying a few weeks holiday together at the start of his European stay,” Bishop said. | “Carol and Greig were enjoying a few weeks holiday together at the start of his European stay,” Bishop said. |
| “They were both extraordinary and exceptional people who were loved by many, who they loved in return.” | “They were both extraordinary and exceptional people who were loved by many, who they loved in return.” |
| In their latest update Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, said telephone hotlines had been established for passengers’ relatives . “Everyone at Germanwings and Lufthansa is deeply shocked and saddened by these events,” the statement said. | In their latest update Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, said telephone hotlines had been established for passengers’ relatives . “Everyone at Germanwings and Lufthansa is deeply shocked and saddened by these events,” the statement said. |
| “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the passengers and crew members.” | “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the passengers and crew members.” |