Air India Plane Crash: What We Know So Far

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00:00At least 100 people are now confirmed dead after an Air India plane carrying 242 people

00:07crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad in Western India.

00:10The flight that was bound for London's Gatwick Airport crashed into a residential building

00:15close to the airport at around 1.40pm local time.

00:18While many more passengers are feared trapped, the authorities say the death toll could rise.

00:24On the aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was carrying 217 adults, 11 children and 2 infants.

00:32Amongst them 169 Indian nationals, 53 UK nationals, 7 Portuguese citizens and 1 Canadian.

00:39Air India has confirmed the plane gave a mayday call moments after take-off but then went silent.

00:46The jet crashed into a hostel building belonging to BJ Medical College, killing several medical

00:51students and injuring others. Rescue efforts are ongoing and officials say that 70-80%

00:57of the site has been cleared. While survivors have described harrowing escapes, some jumping

01:01from the building's upper floors to safety. Meanwhile, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

01:06has called the tragedy heartbreaking, whilst the UK Prime Minister Sakhir Starmer said the images were

01:12devastating. Boeing says it is investigating. This is the first fatal crash involving the Dreamliner

01:18model since it entered commercial service in 2011. Ahmedabad Airport has suspended all flights

01:25meanwhile, and Air India and its parent company Tata have activated emergency response centres

01:31and are working to support families of the victims.