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SOMETIME AFTER 10.53am local-time, a Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf crashed in the Digne area of the French Alps, with 150 people feared dead.

Here’s what we know so far:

150 people were on board, including 144 passengers, two pilots and four crew.

The French president and prime minister have said they expect ‘no survivors’.

The airline, Germanwings, say they are treating the crash as an accident.

The French Foreign Minister has said that one of the black boxes has been found.

16 German schoolchildren on an exchange programme were on board.

The plane went into an eight-minute descent but authorities say no distress single was sent.

The single-aisle A320 was flying from Barcelona to Dusseldorf .

President Francois Hollande said the area of the crash was remote and the rescue operation will be long and difficult.

TheJournal.ie provided updates on the tragedy throughout the day.