French plane lost in ocean storm
An Air France plane carrying 228 people from Brazil to France has vanished over the Atlantic after flying into turbulence, airline officials say. The Airbus sent an automatic message at 0214 GMT, four hours after leaving Rio de Janeiro, reporting a short circuit. It may have been damaged by lightning. It was well over the ocean when it was lost. This makes Brazilian and French search planes' task more difficult. France's president said the chances of finding survivors were "very small". "It is a catastrophe the likes of which Air France has never seen," Nicolas Sarkozy said after meeting relatives and friends of passengers at a crisis centre at Charles de Gaulle airport. Earlier, Air France chief executive Pierre-Henri Gourgeon told reporters: "We are without a doubt faced with an air disaster." He added: "The entire company is thinking of the families and shares their pain." It had 216 passengers and 12 crew on board, including three pilots. The passengers included one infant, seven children, 82 women and 126 men.
France’s president told families and friends, "The prospects of finding survivors are very small."
Finding the plane would be "very difficult" because the search zone was "immense", he added.
This is the first major incident in Brazilian air space since a Tam flight crashed in Sao Paulo in July 2007 killing 199 people.
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This is so sad, it is a tragedy. It is so scary no matter what the circumstances or causes were condolences to the families of the victims. I hope they can find and recover the black box that will show the cause that crashed the aircraft. The families and friends of the victims deserve to know the truth why they lost their loved ones. How scary is it when you think to be at home in a few hours, and then you are somewhere where nobody can find you. This is why I hate planes, when it crashes you already now that the chance of surviving is very small.
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When I heard about this story, I was scared and sad at the same time. Scared because I imagined being in the bottom of the ocean,and the thought really scared the hell out of me especially because I am afraid of large bodies of water. That is why even if I try, I can't learn to swim. The depth, the bottom and the darkness of the ocean, of the sea are the things my mind can't fathom. OMG, it gives me chills right now just by thinking about it. Sad because like what you said, you are expecting and expected to be home in a few hours or days, then you will not make it anymore. Also the idea that you will never be found? That is really heart breaking. Luckily some victims were found now. I hope all of them will be found soon.
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