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Here’s a detailed update: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Ahmedabad today (June 13, 2025) to visit the wreckage site of Air India Flight AI171—a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner that tragically crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport on June 12. The aircraft plowed into a hostel at B.J. Medical College, killing 241 onboard and at least 28 people on the ground—making it India's worst civil aviation accident in nearly three decades . Modi surveyed the devastation firsthand, meeting rescue workers amid scattered debris, and later visited Civil Hospital to meet the lone survivor, 40-year-old British-Indian passenger Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who escaped through an emergency exit just after impact . He also convened a high-level meeting with Gujarat officials to review relief operations and coordinate next steps, including victim identification efforts using DNA tests, support services for families, and compensation measures from Air India and parent airline Tata Group