As millions on the continent headed to church on Sunday morning, an Ethiopian Airlines plane took off on a routine flight from Addis Ababa for Nairobi and quickly lost control. 2:45 p.m.: Ethiopian Airlines publishes a photo of its CEO standing in a crater amid the wreckage. 3:30 p.m.: The Ethiopian Airlines CEO and Kenya’s transport minister say Canadians, Chinese, Americans and others are among the more than 30 nationalities of victims. 5:35 p.m.: Ethiopian Airlines issues a new list of crash victims that includes 35 nationalities. 6:40 p.m.: Ethiopian Airlines says Ethiopian authorities, plane manufacturer Boeing and other international stakeholders will collaborate on an investigation into the cause of the crash.

Source: Washington Post March 10, 2019 18:11 UTC