Malaysia MH17 Crash Site Still Unsecured Four Days Later

Malaysia Airlines MH17 was allegedly shot down four days ago, and the site of its impact is still unprotected. 

Journalists went back to the site Sunday morning, and anyone is allowed to walk the area. Very few armed pro-Russian rebels are present and civilians are actually walking around the debris.

#MH17 crash site becoming a tourist attraction. Local residents walking around debris, taking photos pic.twitter.com/Comkx92ov0

— Kevin Bishop (@bishopk) July 20, 2014

Keir Williams from NBC is posting Vines of the scene.

Journalists walking through the crash field… #MH17 pic.twitter.com/WgzWgU93yy

— Paul Sonne (@PaulSonne) July 20, 2014

More bodies still at the site in bags. Very hot here. Day four. Won’t describe smell. #MH17 pic.twitter.com/3NjtDtLUkL

— Paul Sonne (@PaulSonne) July 20, 2014

Some miner volunteers have been helping clean up bodies at crash site. #MH17 pic.twitter.com/HpFKpzAEE8

— Paul Sonne (@PaulSonne) July 20, 2014

Console ceiling on the side of the road by a house. #MH17 pic.twitter.com/rhJ1NPyh3q

— Paul Sonne (@PaulSonne) July 20, 2014

Debris I just tweeted photos of actually fell on the houses next door, the residents say. Then they brought them out here. #MH17

— Paul Sonne (@PaulSonne) July 20, 2014

Huge amount of stuff landed in this sunflower field near Rasypnoe. #MH17 pic.twitter.com/QkREmGKUT1

— Paul Sonne (@PaulSonne) July 20, 2014

Bodies appear to have all been removed here from the Rasypnoe sunflower field where much of the plane landed. #MH17 pic.twitter.com/AYvI0NJEbd

— Paul Sonne (@PaulSonne) July 20, 2014

A drinks tray. Oxygen masks. In-flight TV. Now all in people’s yards. #MH17 pic.twitter.com/BWBBgv6J1z

— max seddon (@maxseddon) July 20, 2014

Journalists wandering amid the debris filing standups. This is why some people don’t like us. #MH17 pic.twitter.com/y3onrQEcpU

— max seddon (@maxseddon) July 20, 2014

Victims in the crash were transported to the Torez train station in refrigerated cars. However, the bodies were out in the heat for almost four days. Pro-Russian forces claimed the plane’s black boxes are in Donetsk but will stay there until experts arrive.