India, June 12 -- Chaos has ensued at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad after an Air India plane crash outside the city's airport perimeter, shortly after takeoff, on Thursday. The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner was flying from Ahmedabad to Gatwick. Doctors at the hospital said they had never seen such "mass casualties".

The flight, carrying 242 people - 232 passengers and 12 crew members - crashed about five minuted after lift-off from Runway 23 of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

Flight operations at the airport, which had been stopped following the crash, have resumed.

Following the crash, the situation at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital was reported to be critical, with continuous admissions in emergency wards. The hospi...