At the “Yemenia Air” plane crash, a child survived

In the Comoros, one rescued survivor in a plane crash of aircraft Airbus A310-300 companies Yemenia Air. According to police, he was five years old child. Rescuers also recovered five dead bodies.

“The doctor in one of the boats, said that the rescued survivor in a plane crash is a child, who is around 5 years old” – said the representative of the medical center, in place of a collapse of the liner.

Previously, it was reported, that the search planes have found a wreckage of an aircraft. According to preliminary version, the plane crashed today at approximately 5-10 km. from city Mitsamiuli. Exactly in this area goes on search operation. However, some media have already appeared information, that before the fall of the ocean liner was covered with fire.

Remember, that tonight at the Comoro Islands crashed Airbus A310 Yemeni state airline flight Sanaa-Moroni. On board of which were 153 people – 142 passengers and 11 crew members, mostly Comorians and French. Air crash occurred in poor weather conditions.

Shortly after the crash, to the site of the incident were sent nearby aircraft of French Air Force, as well as one of the ships of the France Navy.

The airline Yemenia Air is 51% owned by the Government of Yemen and by 49% – the Government of Saudi Arabia. Fleet company consists of two Airbus 330-200, the four Airbus 310-300 and four Boeing 737-800. It operates for 23 international destinations in Asia, Africa and Europe.