On August 23, a 37-year-old woman who was injured in Air India Express plane crash at the nearby Karipur airport succumbed to injuries in hospital
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She is identified as Manjula Kumari. She travelled to the United Arab Emirates to meet her husband early this year.
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She had to extend her stay at UAE due to the coronavirus pandemic
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18 people, including the pilot and co-pilot, were killed and several others injured when the flight from Dubai with 190 people onboard overshot the tabletop runway and fell into a valley
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The aircraft, IX 344 Air India Express flight, was travelling from Dubai to Kozhikode
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This aircraft was part of India's Vande Bharat initiative to bring back expatriates from foreign countries.
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At least two passengers travelling home from Dubai on the ill-fated aircraft had tested positive for the coronavirus
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