Olive Tree With Soil From Ethiopia Crash Site Unites Mourners - News Summed Up

Olive Tree With Soil From Ethiopia Crash Site Unites Mourners


Canadian relatives of the Ethiopian Flight ET 302 plane crash victims plant a memorial tree during a memorial ceremony at the Embassy of Canada in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri ReutersBy Jason NeelyADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Families and friends grieving the victims of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 gathered for a tearful ceremony in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to unveil a plaque and plant an olive tree with soil from the crash site. “We are planting an olive tree today. Mourners then took turns spreading soil removed from the crash site around a young olive tree in the Canadian embassy compound. “It’s closure, but it’s definitely a process,” said Miriam, an academic from Addis Ababa University there to honor her 26-year-old nephew Sidrak.


Source: Ethiopian News March 26, 2019 16:52 UTC



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