Sorry to ask such a practical question at a time of special sensitivity to those connected to this incident but, I am wondering - who is covering the cost for the efforts surrounding the search for survivors?
In Africa there are places where there is a total lack of national SAR support and we often talk about operator collaboration. One year we investigated the possibility of subscribing to an insurance fund which would cover the costs involved in private SAR missions but, sadly, the operators could not agree so nothing happened.