Smoke billowing from the wreckage of Flight JK 5022. Helicopters dropped water to douse the flames of the jet and grassfires caused by the crash. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A part of the fuselage of the jet being lifted by a crane as the recovery continues. Transport Minister Magdalena Alvarez said 153 people were killed among the 172 people on board, 10 of them crew members. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS