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Indonesian President requires quick identification of QZ8501 flight’s victims

The authorities must swiftly identify the victims of the ill-fated Air Asia QZ8501 flight whose bodies have found so far, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said at a closed meeting on December 31.
The authorities must swiftly identify the victims of the ill-fated AirAsia QZ8501 flight whose bodies have found so far, Indonesian PresidentJoko Widodo said at a closed meeting on December 31.

The President also directed units concerned to step up the search for the aircraft and the victims.

By December 31 afternoon, the rescue team recovered seven bodies, including four men and three women.

Due to bad weather and rough sea with 2-3m high waves, only ships are able to operate in the five main sites.

So far, there has been no sign of the body of the plane as well as itsblack box which are important parts to find out the cause of thedisaster.

According to chief of the Indonesia National Searchand Rescue Agency BambangSoelistyo, there is little hope of finding anysurvivors.

AirAsia flight QZ8501 went missing on December 28when it was flying from Indonesia’s Surabaya to Singapore. There were162 people on board, including 155 Indonesians, three Koreans, and oneeach from Malaysia, Singapore, Britain and France.-VNA
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