Disaster Strikes, Amdavad Responds With Blood

Many rush to Civil Hospital to donate blood as news of crash surfaces; hundreds join after messages on social media

- Ahmedabad Mirror Bureau

Minutes after the catastrophic crash of the Air India flight in a residential area, the enormity of the situation began to sink in as ambulance after ambulance zoomed on the route from the crash site to the Asarwa Civil Hospital. But what was heartening was the promptness with which common Amdavadis rose to the occasion and rushed to the hospital to donate blood.