One survivor was found in seat 11A of the London-bound Air India flight that crashed minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad with 242 people on board.

“The police found one survivor in seat 11A. One survivor has been found in the hospital and is under treatment. Cannot say anything about the number of deaths yet. The death toll may increase as the flight crashed in a residential area,” Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik told ANI on Thursday.

As per Reuters, more than 100 people have been killed in the crash and the death toll is likely to rise.

The plane, which took off at 1:38 p.m. and was bound for London Gatwick Airport, crashed into a dining facility at a local medical college. At least five students died, according to Minakshi Parikh, the dean of the college.

Footage and photos of the crash site showed plumes of black smoke coming from the wreckage and firefighters dousing charred residential buildings. The plane’s tail appeared to be hanging out of a damaged building.

The airline said the plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was carrying 169 Indian citizens, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. Injured people were being taken to hospitals, the airline said, but it was unclear whether they had been on the ground or on the flight.

The plane departed from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, which temporarily shut down after the crash. It had been scheduled to land in London at 6:25 p.m., London Gatwick Airport said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the crash was “heartbreaking beyond words” in a statement on social media. “In this sad hour,” he added, “my thoughts are with everyone affected by it.”

(Economic Times India)

A London-bound Air India flight carrying 242 people, has crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India.
Flight AI171 was travelling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick.

According to foreign media, the plane crashed into a doctors’ hostel.

According to Air India, there were 169 Indian nationals on the flight, as well as 53 Britons, one Canadian national and seven Portuguese nationals,

Tracking website Flightradar24 says it received the last signal from the aircraft at 625 feet (190m) “just seconds after take off”.

On a X post, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, “The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words.

“In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it…Have been in touch with ministers and authorities who are working to assist those affected,” he has added.

(BBC News)

LA Mayor Karen Bass has announced a partial curfew for Los Angeles to tackle the protests against immigration raids.
And in a televised address, California Governor Gavin Newsom attacks Donald Trump for inflaming LA situation.

The US president said the protests were an “assault on peace and public order” and he doubled down on deploying more troops to the city.

California officials say they weren’t notified – Bass says the way to dismantle protests is to end the raids, while Newsom is suing over the federal government’s response.

A defence official tells CBS that around 2,100 members of the California National Guard are now in the Los Angeles area, along with 700 Marines.

(BBC News)