US EditionDozens Gather at Harrow Temple to Mourn Family and Friends Killed in Air India Crash
- A Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing more than 240 and striking a medical college nearby.
- The plane was Air India Flight AI-171 bound for London Gatwick, with most victims Indian nationals including 53 British citizens, and only one survivor with minor injuries.
- Communities affected include Harrow, north-west London, where up to 20 victims worshipped at Siddhashram Shakti Centre, which hosted a multi-faith vigil attended by local leaders and residents.
- Harrow Mayor Anjana Patel expressed sorrow for two orphaned girls whose father died in the crash weeks after their mother died of cancer, urging community care and grief counselling.
- Emergency response and DNA testing are ongoing, while international leaders including Indian PM Modi and British PM Starmer called the event devastating and pledged support and investigations.
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The Air India plane crash that killed 241 people on board last week and dozens more in a residential area where the plane crashed is India's worst in more than a decade. And the financial consequences will be commensurate. The accident will send shockwaves through the aviation insurance industry, with total damages estimated at $475 million (nearly 10.2 billion CZK).
British wellness advocates confirmed dead in Air India crash
LONDON: A British couple who posted a clip of themselves on social media just before boarding Air India’s doomed flight from Ahmedabad were on Sunday named as victims of the disaster. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Vigil for victims of deadly Air India plane crash brings Londoners together in their sadness
London, Ont.'s South Asian community says it's standing united in its grief for victims of Thursday's deadly Air India plane crash in the Gujarati city of Ahmedabad, that has killed at least 270 people and injured dozens others.
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