Better still, the doctors are reporting that she is recovering well. Our of 153 people on board the young 14 year old was the only survivor. Many are calling for an investigation into the airline who was using the 19 year old Airbus and EU investigators will review as well since this flight connects with a European flight.
According to rescuers, the sole survivor was a young girl called Bahia, who was making a good recovery in hospital on the largest of the Comoros Islands. The girl, 14, who was said to have been travelling with her mother, was plucked from the sea near the crash site and then confirmed her identity to local officials. “She is well now,” said a spokesman. “She was able to talk to the authorities.”
Rescuers continued to comb the wreckage with help from the French navy last night, battling 40mph winds and high seas. Initial reports that a five-year-old boy had been rescued were later corrected as officials said no other survivors had been found.
Back in France, anger was mounting over allegations that authorities had known the aircraft was unsafe |to travel. Many of the missing passengers were French, or holders of dual French-Comoran passports, and EU officials admitted that they were considering blacklisting Yemenia Air over safety concerns.
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