New Delhi: The twitterati world today exploded in anger as some media group handles showed frozen pics of bodies of passengers of the missing Air Asia 8501 flight floating in sea water on Twitter.
The gruesome video was also posted on YouTube.
Here are some of the caustic comments made by netizens:
Micah Grimes @MicahGrimes 19m19 minutes ago
@IndiaToday So you tweet a screen grab of the video?
A Amin @a_abamin 15m15 minutes ago
@hamitx @IndiaToday this is our stupid Indian Media
Hamit Bhagwandas @hamitx 19m19 minutes ago
@IndiaToday so why the fuck are you showing it?
kanishka pandey @kanishka_pandey 21m21 minutes ago
@IndiaToday very very pain full
Pradeep Seth @PradeepSeth 12m12 minutes ago
@IndiaToday it is sad but what cld authorities do? They had to show all pictures and evidence to relatives of passengers!
Rose Thomas @RoseThomasUk 56s56 seconds ago
@IndiaToday TRAGIC 8 bodies found which were holding hands of each other Watch Video: http://wp.me/p3mJgd-2kf #QZ8501 #AirAsia8501
One of the images showed two passengers holding each other's hand, and their bodies floating in sea.
In Surabaya, anguished relatives reacted with dismay and disbelief at a crisis centre at the airport, when they watched images of their near and dear ones floating in Java Sea waters.
Many screamed and wailed uncontrollably, breaking down into tears as they comforted each other. A middle-aged man collapsed and was rushed from the room on a stretcher.
The six bodies were found in Java Sea waters, about 10 kilometres from Flight 8501's last communications with air traffic control.
The plane with 162 people on board disappeared on Sunday on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore after encountering storm clouds.
Searchers discovered what appeared to be a life jacket and an emergency exit door.
Part of the plane's interior, including an oxygen tank, was brought to the nearest town, along with a suitcase that appeared to be in perfect condition.
Several corpses were spotted off Borneo island.
Search and rescue teams were lowered on ropes from a hovering helicopter to retrieve the corpses, their efforts hindered by 2-meter-high waves and strong winds.
They were recovered, swollen but intact, and taken to an Indonesian navy ship.
