SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France, March 25 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrived Wednesday afternoon at Vernet in southern France, where they are expected to meet some families of the victims arrived also this afternoon.
An Airbus A320 of German budget airline Germanwings with 150 people onboard crashed Tuesday in southern France en route from Barcelona to Duesseldorf.
According to Le Figaro, the first families already arrived in Digne-les-Bains, where they were received by the prefecture.
At Digne-les-Bains and Seyne-les-Alpes (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the medico-psychological emergency cells were set up for them and two chapels were installed in Seyne-les-Alpes and Vernet.
Also in Vernet, a large tent was set up to host a memorial ceremony in the afternoon.
Germanwings CEO Thomas Winkelmann confirmed Wednesday at a press conference that 72 Germans and 35 Spanish citizens were onboard the crashed aircraft, according to information updated till 11:00 local time (1000 GMT).
However, Spanish government reported Wednesday at least 49 Spanish citizens were killed in the crash.
In addition, victims were also from Britain, the Netherlands, Colombia, Mexico, Japan, Denmark, Belgium, Israel, Australia, Argentina, Iran, Venezuela and the United States, said Germanwings.
