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| Malaysian Airlines Crash: Grim |
| Malaysian Airlines Crash: Grim and Graphic, Debris Litters a War Zone
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| INDIA
, 18-July-2014
7:36:16 AM |
| Incongruously, given that the plane fell from more than 30,000 feet, many of the bodies strewn about in the smoldering wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were largely intact. A woman in a black sweater lay on her back, blood streaming from her face, her left arm raised as if signaling someone. Another victim, naked except for a black bra, lay on the field, her gray hair mixing with the green grass, one leg broken and her body torn. (MH17 With 298 People On Board Was Struck By Missile: US Officials)
Residents spoke Thursday of bodies falling from the sky, looking like rags or clumps of ash, before the plane came to a jolting rest in a large wheat field dotted with purple flowers and Queen Anne's lace, having trailed debris over several miles of sparsely populated Ukrainian farmland. (The Missile That Reportedly Shot Down Malaysian Jet: 10 Facts)
"It was horrible," said a separatist rebel who was part of the rescue crew and would give only his first name, Sergei. "We were in shock." (Also read: Ukraine Releases Chilling Conversation Between Rebels After Crash)
The road to the crash site in eastern Ukraine, not far from the Russian border, was lined with fire engines and other emergency vehicles. Separatist militiamen, plentiful in this rebel-controlled territory, urged journalists to take photographs. (Indian-Origin Steward On-Board MH17, says Father)
There were no houses in the immediate vicinity. The only visible structure was a poultry operation with long white coops in the distance. (MH17 Crash: International Probe Demanded)
Rescue workers had already tied small white strips of cloth to tree branches along the debris path to mark the locations of the bodies. As darkness descended on the field, the workers gathered in throngs near a line of ambulances and rescue cars. Dogs barked in the distance, and the air smelled bitter. (Read: For Malaysia Airlines, Disaster Strikes Twice)
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