More than 200 people were killed in the disaster. It was the Taiwan flag-carrier's fourth major crash in less than 10 years.

The arrivals screen at Hong Kong alerted relatives that something was wrong

But then they faced an agonising wait for news

The victim's families were flown to Penghu island near the crash site

It is a Taiwanese tradition to wave an article of clothing of a missing person to speed their return

But soon all hope of anyone returning alive was lost

More than 30 bodies have been recovered so far

Buddhist volunteers have been holding prayer services over the dead

While the operation to retrieve more bodies and debris continues

Every item retrieved must be carefully examined

While the relatives try to come to terms with their loss