152 die as Yemeni jet crashes into ocean

DOUBTS over the safety of a Yemeni jetliner were at the forefront yesterday after an Airbus 310-300 carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean as it came in for a landing during howling winds on the island nation of Comoros.

There was only one survivor, a 14-year-old girl who was found floating 16km out to sea from the Comoros islands off Africa’s east coast where the Yemeni Airbus was trying to land.

The girl named Bahia was taken to hospital but was making a good recovery, a rescue centre spokesman said.