Four days after the device went missing in the Java Sea, families continue to desperately cling to the hope that their loved ones will survive.
Divers recovered one of the Boeing's black boxes on Tuesday.
This discovery could provide valuable clues to understanding the causes of the disaster.
The wait remains unbearable for the relatives of the victims.
"We have not yet accepted", testifies Inda Gunawan, whose brother Didik Gunardi was on board the Boeing 737-500 of the company Sriwijaya Air.
"Our family is still hoping for a miracle and that he is still alive."
" A miracle "
Mr. Gunawan, like dozens of other relatives of the victims, resolved to have blood drawn in a tent, set up outside a morgue in Jakarta.
"I still believe in a miracle and that my daughter will still be alive, but I will accept whatever Allah decides for us," says Emma Yusja, whose daughter Syifa Kamila, a hairdresser, had gone to Jakarta to buy products. for his living room.
According to funeral rites in Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation in the world, burials should be performed as soon as possible after death.
But the identification process could take weeks or more.