Yemen Airbus Crash
On Tuesday, a Yemeni Airbus 310 carrying 153 passengers crashed into the sea only 21 miles from its destination, the Moroni airport in Comoros. The flight was the last leg of a journey from Paris and Marseille to Comoros, with a stop in Yemen to change planes.
According to reports, search teams have rescued a five-year-old child from the wreckage in the sea but there is no further word on the toddler’s condition.
Reports are conceding that it is too early to determine a cause of the crash. Winds were reportedly gusting at 40 mph when the plane was attempting to land during the night.
Many of the passengers were reportedly from the French city of Marseille, which has a large Comoran community. According to Stephane Salord, the consul general of the Comoros in the Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur region of France, said, "These are families that, each year on the eve of summer, leave Marseille and the region to rejoin their families in the Comoros and spend their holidays."
Another terrible tragedy.