Air India disaster: rescue teams with sniffer dogs comb site of deadly plane crash

<p>Narendra Modi visits crash site in Ahmedabad where at least 265 people died, with one man aboard the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner miraculously surviving</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/12/air-india-flight-ai171-plane-crash-ahmedabad-india-latest-updates">Latest news: one of two black boxes reportedly found</a></p></li></ul><p>Rescue teams with sniffer dogs were combing the crash site of a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/12/london-bound-air-india-flight-ai171-plane-crash-people-onboard-ahmedabad">London-bound passenger jet </a>that ploughed into a residential area of India’s Ahmedabad city, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground.</p><p>One man aboard the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner – carrying 242 passengers and crew – <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/12/british-man-only-survivor-air-india-plane-crash-ahmedabad">miraculously survived</a> Thursday’s crash, which left the tailpiece of the aircraft jutting out of the second floor of a hostel for medical staff from a nearby hospital.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/13/air-india-disaster-rescue-teams-with-sniffer-dogs-comb-site-of-deadly-crash-ahmedabad">Continue reading...</a>