JAKARTA - Head of Fire and EMS DC John A. Sar. said the difficulty of the search and rescue carried out on victims of the American Airlines Bombardier CR700-Helikopter Black Hawk crash in Washington. The plane crashed into a river near Reagan National Airport.

The challenge is access. The water we operate in has a depth of about 8 feet, there's wind, there's chunks of ice out there so it's dangerous and difficult to work on, "a word from CNN, Thursday, January 30.

"The water is dark, cloudy, and the conditions are very difficult for them to dive," he added.

According to him, the search is likely to take several days.

"If you imagine, the river is in the form of a big black spot at night, there are no lights on, except for a few buoys," he said.

During the plane collision, about 19 planes were in the air near Reagan National Airport. The flight was diverted to Dulles International Airport.

There are 858 flights scheduled to take off and land at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, according to aviation analysis firm Cirium, and 869 flights are scheduled to take off and land on Thursday.

Reagan National Airport will be closed until at least 11.00 Thursday local time.


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