Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Government shocked by air crash Germanwings – NU.nl

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a news conference: “These are times of great uncertainty and sorrow.” In a brief statement she expressed her support for the relatives.

Merkel has canceled all appointments and has already spoken with French President Francois Hollande and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Wednesday she will travel to the disaster site in France

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The German Ambassador in France en route to the area where the plane crashed, about 800 kilometers southeast of Paris

The German minister. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier responded Tuesday afternoon all on behalf of the German government. He said that the mind when people who fear that they have lost family or friends.



Spain

The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy spoke of a “dramatic and sad accident.” On board were probably dozens of Spaniards among others.

About the nationalities on board, however, Rajoy said nothing. He has all his appointments canceled for the time being, he said. Spain has a crisis team assembled that include going to help with the investigation into the cause of the disaster.

The Spanish king Felipe VI condolences conveyed in Paris to the relatives of the victims of the crash of the passenger plane Germanwings in the south of France. ” My condolences also go to the German victims, “‘said the king who showed himself deeply touched he was with his wife in France for an official visit

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Rutte

Prime Minister Mark Rutte, “It’s a horrible message also comes hard in our country many people. Our thoughts are primarily with the victims and survivors, “the prime minister says.

” It is at this stage unknown whether Dutch were on board, “he continues.” At currently dominates the shock and consideration should be given to achieving surfaced of information about the occupants and the cause of the disaster. “

EU Minister Donald Tusk expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the accident. He expressed his solidarity with all affected countries.

European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc promised via Twitter that the EU will help in the investigation into the crash. She said that her thoughts go out to the families of the victims.

British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke of “heartbreaking news,” the BBC .

Help

King Felipe thanked the French authorities for their prompt assistance. He called France, Spain and Germany to jointly work on addressing the impact of the crash.

Hollande has announced that for hours may take the emergency services at the crash site, because the area where the plane crashed is poorly accessible.

The Airbus A320 Germanwings was en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. The plane of the subsidiary Lufthansa crashed in the mountains between the southern French Digne-les-Bains and La Barcelonnette

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By: Reuters / NU.nl

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