Dozens of individuals have died after a passenger aircraft crashed with 69 folks on board in Kazakhstan, native authorities say.
Kazakh authorities stated 38 folks died within the crash, whereas the remainder survived.
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 caught fireplace whereas trying an emergency touchdown close to the Kazakh metropolis of Aktau.
The aircraft was en path to Grozny in Russia however was diverted attributable to fog, the airline informed the BBC.
Footage reveals the aircraft heading in direction of the bottom at excessive pace with its touchdown gear down, earlier than bursting into flames because it lands.
The airline stated the aircraft “made an emergency touchdown” about 3km from Aktau.
It took off from the Azerbaijani capital Baku at 0355 GMT on Wednesday and crashed at round 0628, information from flight monitoring web site Flightradar24 confirmed.
Unconfirmed reviews from Russian media say the aircraft could have collided with a flock of birds earlier than crashing.
Azerbaijan Airlines stated flights between Baku and the Russian cities of Grozny and Makhachkala will likely be canceled whereas the investigation into the crash is accomplished.
On board had been principally Azerbaijani residents, however there have been additionally some passengers from Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
A lady who was touring to spend the vacations along with her youngsters in Chechnya, of which Grozny is the capital, died within the crash. A mom, touring with medical checks for her sick baby, continues to be lacking.
A younger lady shared her grief with the BBC’s Azerbaijani service as she desperately tried to seek out out what had occurred to her father, who was on the flight.
He defined that his father was touring together with his son, who survived the crash. The son managed to contact his sister, however there was nonetheless no information of his father.
Unverified video footage confirmed survivors crawling out of the rubble, some with seen accidents.
Both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have launched investigations into the incident. Embraer informed the BBC it was “prepared to help all related authorities”.
The BBC has contacted Azerbaijan Airlines for remark.
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