Seyne-les-Alpes--Investigators sifting through the wreckage of the doomed Germanwings plane in the French Alps were forced Monday to resume the hunt on foot as bad weather hampered helicopter flights.
"The teams will get to the site via the path that is already in existence," said Yves Naffrechoux of the local mountain police.
Authorities are hoping to identify more DNA strands from the 150 people who died in Tuesday's crash, as well as locate the jet's second black box that should provide more clues as to the circumstances of the tragedy.
Forensic teams have isolated almost 80 distinct DNA strands from the pulverised aircraft and have described the grim task as "unprecedented" given the tricky mountain terrain and the speed at which the plane smashed into the rock.
French officials have said that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately shut his pilot colleague out of the cockpit and then locked the Airbus A320 on a collision course with the French Alps.
The flight, en route to Duesseldorf from Barcelona, crashed into the mountainside at a speed of 700 kilometres (430 miles) an hour, instantly killing all on board.
AFP
