Bro Habib,
The Gambian who survived is a friend and brother working at
the ADB. We continue to pray for them.
Basil
On Mon, 31 Jan 2000 20:05:15 -0800 "Habib Ghanim, Sr"
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> May Allah grant those who did not make it eternal peace
> Amen
>
> Habib
>
> "Omar E. Njie" wrote:
>
> > This is from the CNN Web Site [http://www.cnn.com}
> >
> > Omar Njie
> > =============================================
> >
> > Kenya Airways says 10 rescued after jetliner crash
> >
> > A survivor is brought ashore by a rescue boat
> >
> > 82 bodies recovered; dozens more missing
> > January 31, 2000
> > Web posted at: 2:00 p.m. EST (1900 GMT)
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > In this story:
> >
> > Most on board were Nigerians
> >
> > Airline has good safety record
> >
> > RELATED STORIES, SITES
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> >
> > ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- Kenya Airways officials said Monday that at
> > least 10 people survived the Sunday night crash of an Airbus A310 carrying
> > 179 people. Rescuers have recovered 82 bodies from the crash scene in the
> > waters off the Ivory Coast but the fate of the rest of those on board
> > remained unknown.
> >
> > Kenya Airways Flight 431 plunged into the Atlantic shortly after takeoff
> > from the airport in Abidjan, the Ivory Coast capital, bound for Lagos,
> > Nigeria.
> >
> > "It broke up on impact. It broke into 100 pieces, said medical worker Alain
> > Thonar.
> >
> > One survivor, Samuel Ogbada Adje, said the plane started having problems as
> > soon as it became airborne. "It wasn't quite balanced, and the next thing we
> > knew we were in the water," Adje said. He managed to swim out of the
> > wreckage, but said the rescue effort had been a disaster.
> >
> > "If they had come sooner, a lot of us would have been saved. We waited two
> > hours for people to rescue us," Adje said.
> >
> > Witnesses said fire could be seen in the water for about 30 minutes after
> > the crash.
> >
> > Soldiers from the Ivory Coast were involved in the rescue effort. French
> > officials said Monday one of their military helicopters and a marine
> > battalion based nearby were assisting.
> >
> > A relative of a crew member awaits news in Nairobi, Kenya
> >
> > Most on board were Nigerians
> >
> > Kenya Airways set up two phone numbers, in Nairobi, Kenya, and in London, to
> > provide information for relatives of those who were on board the plane.
> >
> > An emergency response team was dispatched Monday from London to assist the
> > operation. But at Lagos airport, relatives of passengers complained they
> > were getting no information.
> >
> > Airline officials said the majority of the 168 passengers and 11 crew
> > members on board Flight 431 were Nigerians. Other nationalities on the plane
> > included U.S., Canadian, French, Italian, Dutch, British, Japanese, Indian,
> > Madagascarian, Rwandan, Senegalese, Gambian and Kenyan.
> >
> > "The last information we had is that we have been able to identify two
> > American men by their passports which appear on the manifest," said a
> > spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi.
> >
> > Authorities said the survivors included four Nigerians, two Rwandans and one
> > each from France, India, Madagascar and Gambia.
> >
> > An airport official said senior Kenya Airways officials were also on board
> > the plane.
> >
> > The flight began in Nairobi and had been scheduled to stop in Lagos en route
> > to Abidjan. But strong winds forced it to head directly for Abidjan, said
> > Steve Clarke, the airline's technical director.
> >
> > "It was an irregular routing because of bad weather," Clarke said told a
> > news conference in Nairobi. "Some people are dead because they didn't stop
> > in Lagos."
> >
> > Airline has good safety record
> > Sunday's crash was the first fatal accident for Kenya Airways, which is
> > owned partly by the Kenyan government and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The
> > airline has a good safety and maintenance record and is considered a model
> > airline in Africa by industry observers, aviation journalist Nicholas
> > Ionides said.
> >
> > Aviation experts and airline officials from Nairobi were headed for Abidjan
> > on Monday to assist in the crash investigation. France has sent
> > investigators, and Airbus officials will aid the crash probe as well.
> >
> > KLM spokesman Hugo Baas said two KLM employees may have been among the 10
> > crew members on the flight. He said the local government had asked the
> > military to assist in locating survivors.
> >
> > "It's too early to make any statements on the cause," Baas said. "The airway
> > has a good name in safety standards."
> >
> > The plane was one of four Airbus A310s owned by the airline. Because of
> > their age, they were scheduled to be replaced within two years.
> >
> > Kenya Airways flies from Abidjan to Lagos three times a week.
> >
> > Nairobi Bureau Chief Alphonso Van Marsh, The Associated Press and Reuters
> > contributed to this report.
> >
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