Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Alps plane crash: What we know
A German A320 Airbus carrying 150 people has crashed in the Alps in southern France, killing everyone on board.
The Germanwings flight was travelling non-stop from Barcelona in Spain to Duesseldorf in Germany.
The cause of the crash is not yet known, however, the first "black box" flight recorder has been found at the crash site.
What happened?
The Airbus came down in a remote, snow-covered mountainous region - reaching about 2,000m high - near the popular ski resort of Pra Loup in the Alps.
Weather at the time of the crash was described as calm, but it deteriorated in the hours after the crash and there are forecasts of snow on Wednesday (25 March).
Read the full article here.
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