The death toll from a plane crash in India has risen to 270 after search teams in the state of Gujarat recovered 10 more bodies, officials said today. The Boeing 787, flying to London, crashed into a medical college dormitory in a residential area of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff on Thursday, killing 241 people on board and at least 29 on the ground.
Only one passenger on the plane survived.
Dr. Daval Gameti of Ahmedabad City Hospital told The Associated Press that the facility had received 270 bodies, adding that the only survivor from the plane was in the hospital.
Hundreds of relatives of the accident victims gave DNA samples to the hospital.
Most of the bodies were charred or mutilated, rendering them unrecognizable. Some relatives today expressed frustration that the process is taking too long. Authorities say it usually takes up to 72 hours to complete a DNA match and that they are speeding up the process.
Investigators on Friday recovered the plane's digital flight data recorder, or black box. It was found on a roof near the crash site and is likely to reveal clues about the cause of the crash. India's Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it had begun working "full steam ahead" to retrieve the data.
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