[maggief]

AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore is believed to have crashed at the location 03.22.46 South and 108.50.07 East, in waters around 145 kilometers from Belitung, a National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) official has said.

Basarnas Pangkalpinang spokesperson Supriandi said, as reported by Antara news agency on Sunday, that it had dispatched a rescue team to Belitung.

It is believed that the Airbus A320 had circled over the sea near Belitung to avoid a storm before it experienced severe turbulence and crashed into the ocean.

- See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/12/28/airasia-plane-downed-belitung-waters-reports.html#sthash.oYnYWMZh.dpuf

[radu]

I like that they’re still calling it a search and rescue effort. That means they haven’t given up hope of finding survivors at this point.

[maggief]

WeatherBug ‏@WeatherBug 22m22 minutes ago Our lightning data has some strikes near the path of @AirAsia flight #QZ8501 between 23:09 and 23:20 UTC. pic.twitter.com/VTY5OLPObF