Crash of the Airbus 320: investigators on site, black box in Paris


Helicopters landing and taking off from the airfield Seyne-les-Alpes. Rescuers resumed operations Wednesday morning after the break of the night. On board helicopters, police dispatched to the scene of the . These men will secure the site so that investigators can in turn go out there and do their job.


"In total, there are still over 600 men (police, firefighters, medical teams obviously) mobilized on site," said Wednesday morning, the spokesman of the Ministry of the Interior Pierre-Henry Brandet. This important feature is supposed to "'sanctuaries' the area to prevent it from being polluted and degraded, and secure the site so that investigators can work safely, since the area is very steep."


The plane of Germanwings company took off from Barcelona, ​​Spain to Dusseldorf in Germany. On board were 144 passengers and 6 crew members.


Why is the device is overwritten in this massive Alpes de Haute Provence, less than an hour after takeoff? Question currently unanswered. At this point, investigators do not exclude any track.


In any case, one of the two black boxes was recovered. It is that which contains the conversations in the cockpit (called "Cockpit voice recorder" CVR). According to the French authorities, the black box is damaged. She was transferred Wednesday in Paris at the headquarters of .


"After the research that has taken early this morning, today's challenge (Wednesday) is to welcome the families of the victims, said the correspondent euronews in Seyne-les-Alpes, Laurence Alexandrowicz. These families are expected in the day. Also expected, the Heads of State and Government. François Hollande, Merkel and Rajoy "






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