Seems to have ended up in the water. The flight left indonesia on sunday morning destined for singapore. Indonesian transport Authorities Say the pilot asked the control tower for permission to turn left and fly at a higher altitude to avoid dense clouds. The plane lost contact five minutes after, and it disappeared from the radar one minute later. The airasia flight went missing somewhere between the islands of kalimantan and belitung after taking off from the indonesian city of surabaya. Leaders from indonesia, singapore, malaysia and australia have sent military ships and aircraft to the region. The weather was bad when the plane lost contact. Storm clouds were seen in the area. More than 100 passengers are trapped on a ferry that caught fire in the adriatic sea. One person has died. Italian and greek rescue crews are battling rough seas and bad weather to reach the vessel. The ferry was heading from patras in Western Greece to the central italian city of an kona. It caught fire off
Objects floating around the region. Authorities say theyre now 95 sure that the debris came from the missing aircraft. The airasia plane with 162 people on board went missing on sunday, 40 minutes after taking off from suedsurabaya in indonesia to singapore. They say the a320 plane likely crashed into the ocean between kalimantan and belitung islands. The weather was stormy when the aircraft lost contact. Indonesias government has expanded the search area to over 150,000 square kilometers. Theyre being assisted by 43 ships and 37 planes including those from singapore, malaysia, and australia. The u. S. China, and south korea also sent vessels to the region. Japanese stock prices ended lower on this last trading day of 2014. Political concerns in greece weighed on market sentiment. But, on the year the benchmark nikkei was up more than 7 and the yearend Closing Price was the highest in 15 years. Ramin mellegard from the nhk worlds business desk gives us the details and looks back at the
Bringing the total located to seven. The air craft was heading on sunday to singapore from surabaya in indonesia. The jet disappeared from radar screens while flying near kalimantan island during a storm. 162 passengers and crew members were on board. Authorities have confirmed that the airasia flight crashed in to the java sea. They say pieces of debris found in the area were parts of the fuselage. They say deteriorating weather conditions have prevented search helicopters and ships from reaching the area. Indonesian Officials Say rescue operations will resume as soon as the weather improves. Theyre being assisted with the help of singapore, malaysia and the u. S. Which dispatched their naval vessels to the region. The people who run a Nuclear Plant in the northeastern u. S. Have brought the reactors to a halt. Vermont yankee stopped sending power to the grid after more than four decades. State officials opposed continuing the plants operation for safety reasons following the fukushim
He wants a turn around provided leaders in seoul stop causing tension. Leaders in seoul proposed talks three days ago. They want to speak mainly about reuniting families separated by the war. They urged officials to take steps toward a peaceful reunion of nations. A new years celebration in shanghai ended in disaster. More than 30 people died in a stampede. People gathered in a popular tourist spot by the river to watch a light show on nearby buildings. So many packed into the streets, they brought traffic to a stand still. Then the crowd surged. Roiters reports at least 36 people died. City Officials Say 50 others got taken to the hospital. Theyre trying to figure out what caused the accident. Translator when i was climbing up the stairs people coming down pushed us and we all fell. The shanghai hospital is treating the victims. Theyre swamped with people worried about their loved ones. Some frustrated with the lack of information vented anger on the security staff. Chinese president
Searchers have been scouring the floor of the java sea for the fuselage and the black boxes. Theyve so far recovered ten bodies near the suspected crash site and theyre now getting more assistance. A team of accident investigation experts from france arrived on friday in indonesia. Theyll use stateoftheart equipment to try to detect pings from the black boxes in order to retrieve them. People in western japan are starting the new year under a Winter Weather warning. Meteorologists say intense snowfall and strong winds could cause transport disruptions. They say a cold air mass and Winter Weather pattern are bringing heavy snow to some areas. Up to 60 centimeters fell over a 24 hour period starting thursday in parts of northeastern and central japan. Officials are forecasting more snow until saturday along the sea of japan coast. Theyre advising caution due to avalanches and high waves. Japans emperor has delivered his new years greetings wishing peace and happiness to people in the cou