Early Monday morning, an AirFrance flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, France disappeared from radar over the Atlantic Ocean and debris was found in the area where the plane last made contact by the Brazil Air Force.
France 228 people were aboard the plane and all are suspected to be dead. Brazil believes that they have the technology to find the jet, since they have the technology to dig twice to three times the depth they think that the plane has sunk.
The cause of the crash is yet unknown but it is known that the plane was flying through an area known for storms. As a result lightning is being considered as a cause for the crash. If that is confirmed, it would be the worst plane crash since 2001 (not 9/11).
Officials have said that it is very unlikely that any survivors will be found. Brazil is hopeful that they will be able to recover the black boxes although France is skeptical that they will be able to find anything.
Terrorist attacks have notbeen ruled out yet by the French government. If the black boxes are found, they will provide more information to why the plane crashed; however, limited information is available at this time.
Brazil is doing everything in its power to try to locate the plane and its black boxes and has a number of aircraft and naval vessels searching the sea for the downed plane.
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So sad! :(
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