01:04Russia: Moscow liaises with EMERCOM personnel in Sinai following 7K9268 crash
Representatives of Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) held a teleconference between Moscow and personnel in Egypt, Monday, to discuss the investigation of the Airbus A-321 airliner crash site in Sinai following Saturday’s tragedy.
“The Identification of the bodies of the victims has begun in St. Petersburg,” confirmed Acting head of the National Centre for Crisis Management at the Ministry Alexei Smirnov. "Forensic psychiatrists are on hand and relatives of the victims are being offered help and psychological assistance by specialists,” he said. Smirnov added that “a second plane from Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations carrying the remains of the crash victims and personal belongings will leave this [Monday] evening.”
Speaking from Egypt, Director of Fire-Fighting Service and Civil Defence Forces Alexander Agafonov stated that “four groups have surveyed eight square kilometres. We plan to explore 20 square kilometres up until 22.00”. The teams also plan to “turn over parts of the plane to see what is underneath. Rescue units from Egypt are involved in the work. We also used a drone to survey territory”.
The Russian-chartered Airbus-321 came down 23 minutes into its flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg in the early hours of Saturday morning. A total of 224 people including 17 children lost their lives when the aircraft suddenly lost altitude and crashed in the North Sinai Governorate.
01:04Representatives of Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) held a teleconference between Moscow and personnel in Egypt, Monday, to discuss the investigation of the Airbus A-321 airliner crash site in Sinai following Saturday’s tragedy.
“The Identification of the bodies of the victims has begun in St. Petersburg,” confirmed Acting head of the National Centre for Crisis Management at the Ministry Alexei Smirnov. "Forensic psychiatrists are on hand and relatives of the victims are being offered help and psychological assistance by specialists,” he said. Smirnov added that “a second plane from Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations carrying the remains of the crash victims and personal belongings will leave this [Monday] evening.”
Speaking from Egypt, Director of Fire-Fighting Service and Civil Defence Forces Alexander Agafonov stated that “four groups have surveyed eight square kilometres. We plan to explore 20 square kilometres up until 22.00”. The teams also plan to “turn over parts of the plane to see what is underneath. Rescue units from Egypt are involved in the work. We also used a drone to survey territory”.
The Russian-chartered Airbus-321 came down 23 minutes into its flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg in the early hours of Saturday morning. A total of 224 people including 17 children lost their lives when the aircraft suddenly lost altitude and crashed in the North Sinai Governorate.