A TODDLER was incredibly rescued alive today from the wreckage of an airliner that crashed trying to land in the Comoros islands.

A YOUNGSTER was incredibly rescued alive today from the wreckage of an airliner that crashed trying to land in the Comoros islands.

The five-year-old child, who was pulled from the Indian Ocean amid wreckage of the Airbus 310, is thought to be the only survivor of the crash.

Three bodies have also been retrieved, along with debris from the plane.

The Yemeni Airbus 310 crashed with 142 passengers and a crew of 11 on board as it came into land in Moroni, on the main island of Grand Comore today.

Most of the passengers were from Comoros, returning from Paris. Sixty-six on board were French nationals.