DHAKA: Another three bodies were found on Wednesday in the search for Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501, as recovery teams struggled with bad weather.

One of the bodies was dressed in air stewardess uniform, said F. H. Bambang Soelistyo, chief of Indonesia's search and rescue agency Basarnas.

The other two bodies were male, he told reporters at a press conference.

This brings the total number of bodies recovered so far to six.

On Tuesday, two female bodies and one male body were found.

Soelistyo told reporters on Wednesday that the retrieval process of bodies and debris had been hampered by bad weather.

"We are in a wait and see. Weather is bad currently. High tides and heavy rains. Every element is now in their position ready to make a move when weather improves," he said.

“As soon as the weather is clear, the bodies will be brought to Pangkalan Bun,” the town with the nearest airstrip to the crash site, said Soelistyo.

Hundreds of people from the military, police and national rescue agency were on standby waiting for clear weather in Pangkalan Bun.

Source: Strait Times

BDST: 1005 HRS, DEC 31, 2014