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BAMAKO, Mali—Black boxes from the Air Algérie plane that crashed in Mali last week will be transferred to France for analysis, the French Embassy in Mali said on Sunday, as officials prepared for the process of identifying the remains of the dead.
United Nations peacekeepers located the second black box on Saturday amid the wreckage of the plane that took off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and was heading to Algiers, Algeria, when it crashed early Thursday in northern Mali near the border with Burkina Faso.
As of now, we know that an Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people disappeared from the radar while flying over Mali. The flight was traveling from Burkina Faso to Algiers, and it lost contact with air traffic controllers about 50 minutes after takeoff.
There are several possible reasons for a plane to go missing, including technical malfunctions, extreme weather conditions, or human error. It is important to wait for the official investigation to determine the cause of this specific incident.
The amount of time a plane can stay missing before it is considered a lost cause varies depending on the specific circumstances. In most cases, search and rescue efforts will continue for several days or even weeks until all possibilities have been exhausted.
When a plane goes missing, air traffic control will attempt to make contact with the aircraft. If unsuccessful, a search and rescue operation will be initiated. This typically involves using radar data, satellite imagery, and other technology to locate the missing plane.
As of now, there have been no updates on the search for the missing plane. However, officials from various countries are coordinating efforts to locate the aircraft and its passengers. It is important to stay updated on the situation as it unfolds.