Searchers were racing "against time and weather" Thursday to recover the dead from the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501, with a window of good conditions slammed shut by another onslaught of wind and heavy rain.
Seven bodies have been recovered from the jet, which crashed into the Java Sea on Sunday with 162 people aboard. Search crews began finding wreckage and corpses Tuesday, but in the thick of Indonesia's rainy season, the weather has frequently prevented helicopters and divers from operating while strong sea currents have kept debris moving. Read more...
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