Ahmedabad: The crash of Air India Flight 171 on June 12 has left a profound impact not only on the families of the 241 people aboard the aircraft but also on numerous families on the ground who were simply going about their daily lives when the tragedy occurred. Search and Rescue personnel, along with police, conducted operations at the crash site of Air India Flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad on Sunday. So far, the government has confirmed that only one of the 242 individuals on board the plane survived. On Friday, the bodies of eight victims who died at the BJ Medical College hostel were handed over to their families. Around 22 more individuals— all from the ground— are feared dead, although the exact toll remains unclear. This update comes three days after AI-171 crashed into the hostel complex of BJ Medical College, mere seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad airport. Approximately 50 people were present in the hostel’s mess hall on Thursday afternoon when the aircraft struck the building’s roof, according to an official from the college. Many families are still in agonizing uncertainty, desperately searching for their loved ones, whose bodies may have been charred beyond recognition.
