In a Massive accident, a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane of the Ethiopian Airlines crashed some 40 miles south-east of the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Sunday. At least 157 people, including 148 passengers and nine crew members, were killed.
Among the died people, four are Indians including Shikha Garg, a United Nations consultant attached with the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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Sushma Swaraj , External Affairs Minister on Monday tweeted to seek help to reach the family of Shikha Garg. The minister said she had tried to reach the family of the UN consultant but to no avail. Her Tweet reads, "I am trying to reach the family of Shikha Garg who has unfortunately died in the air crash. I have tried her husband's number many times. Please help me reach her family.”
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Shikha, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) consultant attached with the Environment Ministry, was travelling to Nairobi to attend a meeting of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Three other Indians killed in the crash are Vaidya Pannagesh Bhaskar, Vaidya Hansin Annagesh and Nukavarapu Manisha.
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The flight ET 302 crashed minutes after taking off from Addis Abba. The plane lost contact six minutes after take-off and crashed into a field near Tulu Fara village outside the town of Bishoftu.