LONDON and DELHI -- An Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members en route to the United Kingdom crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on Thursday, leaving 246 dead and at least one surviving passenger, local officials and the airline said.

An Air India plane, en route to London, tragically crashed in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff, claiming over 200 lives, including many British nationals. The Boeing 787-8 struck a medical college and residential area,

President Donald Trump swiftly addressed the incident, calling it “terrible” and “one of the worst in aviation history.” He said the US was ready to provide any necessary assistance, stating, “Anything we can do, we’ll be over there immediately.”

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney were among scores of world leaders who offered condolences to the people of India in wake of the plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar,