The Associated Press
Published: August 21, 2008MADRID, Spain – A jetliner heading to the popular Canary Islands vacation resort crashed during takeoff Wednesday, turning a wooded area off the end of a runway into a nightmarish scene of charred bodies and smoldering wreckage. About 153 were believed dead in Spain’s worst air disaster in nearly 25 years. Only 19 people survived the midafternoon crash of the Spanair MD-82 at Madrid’s Barajas International Airport, and some were in critical condition, said Development Minister Magdalena Alvarez, whose department oversees civil aviation in Spain.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the many, many people who were affected by this horrific crash in Madrid, Spain. From survivors of the crash to friends and families, coworkers and neighbors of the victims – and all the many airline and medical employees whose lives were changed forever by what they witnessed with this crash… may God comfort you.
Jetliner Crashes In Spain; At Least 153 Feared Dead
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