Death toll from plane crash in India climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodies
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Air India Crash: Families of Victims Hit Out at Process to Return Bodies
Above: Experts searching for evidence at the Air India plane crash site on June 13, in Ahmedabad, India. Image copyright: Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-government narrative
Indian authorities are doing all they can to DNA-match the bodies as quickly as possible, with extra forensic scientists and police officers brought in from other regions.
Government-critical narrative
Anguished families have withstood the sweltering heat for days without hearing anything from Indian officials. Their grief of losing loved ones is being compounded by the lack of information and communication.