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| Authorities in Cameroon have opened an inquiry into a Kenyan Airways flight which crashed near the coast at the weekend, killing all 114 people aboard. | |
| The Boeing 737 appears to have plunged into mangrove swamps near the city of Douala minutes after taking off. | |
| Rescuers have recovered the flight data recorder from the crash site but the voice recorder remains to be found. | Rescuers have recovered the flight data recorder from the crash site but the voice recorder remains to be found. |
| Investigators hope the recorders will explain why the plane stopped emitting signals after an initial distress call. | Investigators hope the recorders will explain why the plane stopped emitting signals after an initial distress call. |
| 'Scattered plane parts' | 'Scattered plane parts' |
| The plane was fitted with a device which should have continued to automatically emit signals for a further two days. | The plane was fitted with a device which should have continued to automatically emit signals for a further two days. |
| The lack of signals meant that it took rescuers 36 hours to find the missing plane, which was partially submerged in water and shielded from the view by the tree canopy. | The lack of signals meant that it took rescuers 36 hours to find the missing plane, which was partially submerged in water and shielded from the view by the tree canopy. |
| Initially, rescue helicopters had been searching 94 miles (150km) away, in the forests of southern Cameroon. | Initially, rescue helicopters had been searching 94 miles (150km) away, in the forests of southern Cameroon. |
| It was eventually uncovered barely 12 miles (20km) from Douala airport, near the village of Mbanga Pongo. Local fisherman who reported hearing a loud bang at the time of the crash helped guide rescuers to the site. | It was eventually uncovered barely 12 miles (20km) from Douala airport, near the village of Mbanga Pongo. Local fisherman who reported hearing a loud bang at the time of the crash helped guide rescuers to the site. |
| "If the plane was detected 150km from Douala, and then was subsequently found not far from the airport there is at least a question there," Celeste Mandeng of the country's Civil Protection Service said. | "If the plane was detected 150km from Douala, and then was subsequently found not far from the airport there is at least a question there," Celeste Mandeng of the country's Civil Protection Service said. |
| People from at least 23 nations had been travelling on board flight KQ 507 which took off in heavy rain en route to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Saturday. | People from at least 23 nations had been travelling on board flight KQ 507 which took off in heavy rain en route to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Saturday. |
| NATIONALITIES OF MISSING 35 Cameroon15 India9 Kenya (crew)7 South Africa6 China6 Ivory Coast6 Nigeria5 Britain3 Niger2 Central African Republic2 Democratic Republic of Congo2 Equatorial Guinea1 Ghana; Sweden; Togo; Mali; Switzerland; Comoros; Egypt; Mauritius; Senegal; Congo; Tanzania; US; Burkina Faso 3 unidentifiedSource: Kenya Airways The smell of death | NATIONALITIES OF MISSING 35 Cameroon15 India9 Kenya (crew)7 South Africa6 China6 Ivory Coast6 Nigeria5 Britain3 Niger2 Central African Republic2 Democratic Republic of Congo2 Equatorial Guinea1 Ghana; Sweden; Togo; Mali; Switzerland; Comoros; Egypt; Mauritius; Senegal; Congo; Tanzania; US; Burkina Faso 3 unidentifiedSource: Kenya Airways The smell of death |
| Rescuers said they were still combing through the wreckage to find the cockpit voice recorder. | Rescuers said they were still combing through the wreckage to find the cockpit voice recorder. |
| Flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders contain a wide variety of information, including speed and altitude as wells as cockpit voice communications. | Flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders contain a wide variety of information, including speed and altitude as wells as cockpit voice communications. |
| Cameroonian officials said there were no chances of finding any survivors | Cameroonian officials said there were no chances of finding any survivors |
| "There is a crater filled with water and a clearing, then buried in the mud there are scattered plane parts and debris," Luc Ndjodo said told AP news agency. | "There is a crater filled with water and a clearing, then buried in the mud there are scattered plane parts and debris," Luc Ndjodo said told AP news agency. |
| The aircraft was just six months old and part of a new fleet bought by the airline, which has a good safety record. | The aircraft was just six months old and part of a new fleet bought by the airline, which has a good safety record. |
| In January 2000, one of its planes crashed into the sea after taking off from Abidjan, killing 169 passengers. Ten people survived. | In January 2000, one of its planes crashed into the sea after taking off from Abidjan, killing 169 passengers. Ten people survived. |