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时间：2014-07-26 13:44:00

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Full coverage1: Air Algerie Flight Lost Radar2 Contact after Takeoff

The first images of the Air Algerie flight AH5017 crash site in Mali have emerged a day after plane crashed with 116 people on board. The footage was filmed by soldiers from Burkina Faso, where the flight took off early Thursday morning. It was aired on the French national public TV station, France Two. 

The first images of the Air Algerie flight AH5017 crash site in Mali have emerged a day after plane crashed with 116 people on board.

The first images of the Air Algerie flight AH5017 crash site in Mali have emerged a day after plane crashed with 116 people on board.

Unrecognisable debris3, seats, luggages, and twisted metal lay scattered4 in the sand. Such a scene makes it harder to find a source of the crash but easier to imagine how it happened. Unfortuantely, not a single survivor5 has been found from Flight AH5017

"The Air Algerie plane held 51 French citizens and was found last night at Gossi, east of Mali near their border with Burkina Faso. French troops, who are already on site, have secured the location and have started the investigation6," French president Francois Hollande said.

The plane was travelling from Ouagadougou to Algiers, but disappeared just 50 minutes after take-off. France was deeply shaken by the incident, since nearly half of the passengers aboard were French citizens.

France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius admitted that the site would be difficult to access, but vowed7 there would be an all-out effort to do so.

"As I told you, a team of the French Police’s forensic8 science department is flying out today to the site of the crash. Our aim is to bring the remains9 back as quickly as possible to Gao, where they will be taken care of and where we will be able to conduct the first round of identification before sending the victim remains to France and other countries," Laurent Fabius said.

France said one of the aircraft’s two black boxes has been found and sent to the northern Mali city of Gao for data recovery.

Bad weather has been widely blamed for the catastrophe10, as the plane requested to change course due to fierce storms. But authorities say without a full investigation any possibility is open, including terrorism.

Burkina Faso and Algeria have declared a three-day national mourning for the victims. But, for those families who are suffering from such a tremendous loss, results from the first round of investigation may be the best consolation11 right now.

Relatives of victims wait at the international airport of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 25, 2014. No passengers aboard the Air Algerie flight AH 5017 that crashed over Mali can survive, Algeria

Relatives of victims wait at the international airport of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 25, 2014. No passengers aboard the Air Algerie flight AH 5017 that crashed over Mali can survive, Algeria 's official APS news agency reported on Friday. Operated by Air Algerie, the Spanish MD-83 reported missing 50 minutes after it took off from Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, en route to Algiers on Thursday. (Xinhua)


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1 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
2 radar kTUxx     
n.雷达，无线电探测器
参考例句：
  • They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
  • Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。
3 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
4 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
参考例句：
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
5 survivor hrIw8     
n.生存者，残存者，幸存者
参考例句：
  • The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
  • There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。
6 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
7 vowed 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089     
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
8 forensic 96zyv     
adj.法庭的，雄辩的
参考例句：
  • The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
  • The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。
9 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
10 catastrophe WXHzr     
n.大灾难，大祸
参考例句：
  • I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
  • This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
11 consolation WpbzC     
n.安慰，慰问
参考例句：
  • The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
  • This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。