• Helicopters of the French Air Force and civil security services in Seyne, south-eastern France on March 24, 2015, near the site where a Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed in the French Alps. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP Photo
    Helicopters of the French Air Force and civil security services in Seyne, south-eastern France on March 24, 2015, near the site where a Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed in the French Alps. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP Photo
  • The arrivals board shows flight 4U 9525 without a status at the airport in Duesseldorf, Germany on March 24, 2015. Frank Augstein/ AP Photo
    The arrivals board shows flight 4U 9525 without a status at the airport in Duesseldorf, Germany on March 24, 2015. Frank Augstein/ AP Photo
  • Airport staff walk to a non-public area where people waiting for the Germanwings flight from Barcelona have been taken. Frank Augstein/AP Photo
    Airport staff walk to a non-public area where people waiting for the Germanwings flight from Barcelona have been taken. Frank Augstein/AP Photo
  • French Police and Gendarmerie Alpine rescue units gather on a field as they prepare to reach the crash site. Jean-Paul Pelissier /Reuters
    French Police and Gendarmerie Alpine rescue units gather on a field as they prepare to reach the crash site. Jean-Paul Pelissier /Reuters
  • People believed to be family members of those killed in Germanwings plane crash arriving at Barcelona’s El Prat airport. Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
    People believed to be family members of those killed in Germanwings plane crash arriving at Barcelona’s El Prat airport. Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
  • A relative, centre, of passangers of the Germanwings plane crashed in French Alps arrives at the Terminal 2 of the Barcelona El Prat airpor. David Ramos/Getty Images
    A relative, centre, of passangers of the Germanwings plane crashed in French Alps arrives at the Terminal 2 of the Barcelona El Prat airpor. David Ramos/Getty Images
  • The airliner, which was carrying 142 passengers and six crew, issued a distress call at 10.47 am local time (0947 GMT). David Ramos/Getty Images
    The airliner, which was carrying 142 passengers and six crew, issued a distress call at 10.47 am local time (0947 GMT). David Ramos/Getty Images
  • The plane belonged to Germanwings, a low-cost affiliate of German airline Lufthansa based in Cologne, which has had no fatal accidents so far. Martin Meissner/AP Photo
    The plane belonged to Germanwings, a low-cost affiliate of German airline Lufthansa based in Cologne, which has had no fatal accidents so far. Martin Meissner/AP Photo
  • France’s interior ministry said the debris of a passenger plane has been found in the region of Barcelonette. Frank Augstein/AP Photo
    France’s interior ministry said the debris of a passenger plane has been found in the region of Barcelonette. Frank Augstein/AP Photo
  • France’s transport minister said there were “no survivors” from the crash of the Germanwings Airbus A320. David Ramos/Getty Images
    France’s transport minister said there were “no survivors” from the crash of the Germanwings Airbus A320. David Ramos/Getty Images
  • A man who appears to be waiting for a passenger onboard flight 4U 9525 covers his face at the airport in Duesseldorf, Germany on March 24, 2015. Frank Augstein/AP Photo
    A man who appears to be waiting for a passenger onboard flight 4U 9525 covers his face at the airport in Duesseldorf, Germany on March 24, 2015. Frank Augstein/AP Photo
  • Police officers guard a non-public area for people waiting for flight 4U 9525 at the airport in Duesseldorf, Germany. Frank Augstein/AP Photo
    Police officers guard a non-public area for people waiting for flight 4U 9525 at the airport in Duesseldorf, Germany. Frank Augstein/AP Photo

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Relatives await news on German plane crash - in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

March 24, 2015

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A German airliner crashed near a ski resort in the French Alps on Tuesday with all 148 people on board pronounced dead, in one of the worst ever plane disasters in the country. The plane was travelling from the Spanish coastal city of Barcelona to the German city of Duesseldorf when it went down in the Barcelonnette area in southeastern France.

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