Sunday, March 10, 2019

An Ethiopian airplane crashes: 157 dead.


A global tragedy strikes as an airplane from Ethiopian Airlines crashes on its way to Nairobi, Kenya from Addis Ababa. Early Sunday morning of March 10th, 2019, a senior pilot with more than 8,000 hours of flying experience, who was in charge of the aircraft, reported an emergency return to the airport ten minutes after take-off. The Boeing 737 crashed soon after this report, leaving all 157 passengers dead. It has been reported that the passengers were of thirty-two different nationalities, making this a global emergency. States from all over the world have expressed their condolences about this tragedy; which sadly is the second one after another Boeing 737 crashed in the Java Sea leaving 189 dead back in October of 2018. Investigators along Boeing have not found the answer for this sudden crashes. For now, the world stands and watching as today's devastation continues to unfold.

Article by: Eric Levenson

Summary by: Maria Clara Ospina

Link: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash/index.html

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