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Crash investigators struggle to reach MH17 site
A Dutch-led international group of 49 investigators has been unable to reach the crash site of Malyasia Airlines flights MH17 because of fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops in the area.
Officials have been negotiating for days to allow officers from Holland and Australia to access the site, said the Guardian, in order to begin their investigations into the crash.
Some bodies have yet to be recovered from the site, from where looting has been reported.
Meanwhile, officials in Ukraine claim information gleaned from the aircraft’s flight recorders confirms the plane was shot down. They said MH17 suffered an explosive loss of pressure after it was punctured by shrapnel from a missile.
However, the flight recorders are being analysed by British experts, who have not yet released an official statement
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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