Thousands mourned the Ethiopian plane crash victims on Sunday, accompanying 17 empty caskets draped in the national flag through the streets of the capital as some victims’ relatives fainted and fell to the ground. The service came one day after officials began delivering bags of earth to family members of the 157 victims of the crash instead of the remains of their loved ones because the identification process is expected to take such a long time. Family members confirmed they were given a 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) sack of scorched earth taken from the crash site. Many relatives already have gathered at the rural, dusty crash site outside Ethiopia’s capital.

Last Sunday’s crash was the deadliest aircraft accident in Ethiopian Airlines history. The plane, a Boeing 737 Max 8, crashed just six minutes after takeoff, near the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu, killing all 157 on board.