Germanwings wreckage recovered in the Alps 5 Photos . Updated: 25 Mar 2015, 11:45 AM IST Livemint Hopes of survival are bleak for the 150 passengers onboard the Germanwings' Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday, even as rescue operations got under way at the site of the accident. 1/5A Germanwings Airbus A320 headed for Dusseldorf in Germany from Barcelona in Spain crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday. AFP 2/5Debris of the flight 4U9525 scattered on the mountain side near Seyne les Alpes. The jet was carrying at least 150 people, including 144 passengers. AP 3/5Tiny bits of twisted metal of the plane have been found in the crevices of the desolate mountains, showing the impact of the crash. Authorities have recovered a black box, but the cause of the crash remains unknown. AP 4/5Debris is believed to be scattered over four acres of remote and inaccessible mountainous terrain, hampering rescue efforts. AFP 5/5A student places a lit candle outside the Josef-Koenig-Gymnasium high school in Haltern, Germany. Among the 144 passengers were 16 German students and two teachers of the school, returning home from a school trip. Reuters