14 Bodies Recovered From Crashed Ethiopian Airlines Plane

14 Bodies Recovered From Crashed Ethiopian Airlines Plane, All 90 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane were feared dead after it plunged into the Mediterranean in a ball of fire, minutes after taking off from Beirut in a raging thunderstorm.
More than 16 hours after the crash and with night falling, authorities downplayed hopes of finding survivors and search efforts focused on recovering the remains of passengers still strapped to their seats and the black box flight recorders. The Lebanese army said the plane had broken up in the air before plummeting into rough seas. One witness described the impact as a “flash that lit up the whole sea”. Fourteen bodies, including those of two toddlers, have so far been recovered. At least six bodies were of Ethiopians, officials said. Ethiopian Airlines CEO Girma Wake said he had spoken with Lebanese authorities who had no word of survivors. Eighty-three passengers and seven crew were on the flight.