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Pictures: Dubai-Kerala Air India Express flight crashes, splits into two

Plane flew from Dubai to Kozhikode in the state of Kerala in southern India

Last updated: August 08, 2020 | 12:02

Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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Officials inspect the wreckage of an Air India Express jet at Calicut International Airport in Karipur, Kerala.

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Fierce rain and winds lashed a passenger jet carrying 190 people from Dubai that crash landed and tore in two.

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A view of the damaged cockpit.

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Dubai-Kerala plane crash: Air India Express plane skids off runway in India

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Dubai-Kerala plane crash: Air India Express plane skids off runway in India

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A child rescued after an Air India Express flight with passengers on board en route from Dubai skidded off the runway while landing, at Karippur in Kozhikode

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Rows of ambulances are seen outside the Calicut International Airport.

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One of the injured passengers is brought for treatment at the Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode.

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One of the injured passengers is brought for treatment to the Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode

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Rescue operation underway.

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The Air India Express flight that skidded off a runway while landing at the airport in Kozhikode, Kerala state, India.

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A part of the Air India Express flight is seen through a broken wall.

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Rescue workers look for survivors.

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