next Image 1 of 2prev Image 2 of 2Dozens of relatives of the 157 people who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash have gathered to end 40 days of mourning according to Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. Families held victims' photos or flags representing their 35 nationalities. The March 10 crash occurred shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi in neighboring Kenya. They are asking me all the time about their mother but I don't have words to tell them what happened. Bayu Demisse, the husband of an Ethiopian Airlines hostess, said that "we have an 11-month-old baby so you can imagine the feeling."

Source: Ethiopian News April 18, 2019 16:07 UTC