Black box of crashed Cuban plane found as 110 passengers confirmed dead

Hours after Cuba’s worst ever aviation disaster which killed no less than 110 passengers with three survivors pulled out of the wreckage, rescuers have reportedly found one of the two crashed plane’s black boxes.

Investigators revealed that the black box was found in “good condition” with the other expected to be found “in the next few hours”.

Reports say three survivors pulled out from the plane’s wreckage remain in critical condition as investigation into the cause of the plane crash continues.

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According to Cuba’s transport minister Adel Yzquierdo, the Boeing 737-201, which was on a domestic flight to the eastern city of Holguin, crashed at 12:08pm on Friday (16:08 GMT), shortly after taking off from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport.

The country’s transport minister added that the those on board the plane which was operated by state airline Cubana de Aviacion, included 102 Cubans, three tourists, two foreign residents and six crew members, who were from Mexico.

Reports say the air disaster was Cuba’s third major air accident since 2010 and its worst since 1989, when 150 people were killed after a passenger plane crashed near the capital.

 

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