Kenya has said it will make travel arrangements for two next of kin of every Indian passenger who died in the Kenya Airways airliner that crashed on Saturday in Cameroon.
Kenyan Airways has said that it would also provide accommodation for a reasonable duration to the next of the kin who wish to travel to Douala, where the wreckage of the plane has been located.
The search and rescue teams are still at the accident scene, which is inaccessible to vehicles and recovery of bodies and investigation is expected to be difficult and slow process.
"High Commission of India, Nigeria has deputed First Secretary (Consular) to Douala in order to liaise, coordinate and assist the families and authorities in identification of deceased Indians as well as to transport the bodies that are recovered," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said in New Delhi.
The airliner has asked those willing to visit Douala to submit their travel details, including the name of the passenger who was onboard the ill-fated aircraft.
Kenyan Airways CEO Titus Naikuni confirmed late Monday night that flight KQ 507 from Douala to Nairobi has been located in a mangrove swamp 20 km southeast of Douala, Sarna said.
Sarna said the airliner has set up a passenger information centre in Douala and at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi. Updated information is also being posted on the airliner's website www.kenya-airways.com.
