Yemen Airways crash victim 'doing well'

Nursing staff today said the teenager believed to be the only survivor of a Yemeni jet crash is "doing well" in a hospital in Comoros.

Said Mohammed, a nurse at El Mararouf hospital, said doctors would release more information on the girl's condition later today. Mr Mohammed said he cared for the girl through the night.

The jet carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean on Tuesday as it attempted to land amid severe turbulence and strong winds.

Most of the passengers were from Comoros, a former French colony.

Sergeant Said Abdilai told Europe 1 radio that he rescued the girl after she was found bobbing in the water.

She could not grasp the life ring rescuers threw to her, so Mr Abdilai said he jumped into the sea.