A firefighting plane of the General Directorate of Forestry has crashed in Kahramanmarash district, the Anatolian Agency reported. A rescue team has been sent to the area, it is not clear whether there are any survivors, Nova TV reports.
There were 7 people on board the Beriev Be-200 plane – three pilots, a navigator, a technician, an operator and an engineer, the Turkish private TV channel NTV reported.
There were five Russian servicemen and three representatives of the Turkish Republic on board.
#heromanmaras The clearest image from the accident in .#Last minute#aeroplane #accident #rus pic.twitter.com/PpcCQQKVJh
— Melikşah (@meliksahoutdoor) August 14, 2021
The plane was chartered by Russia and operated in a fire brigade in Adana district.
Turkish media say a Beriev Be-200 firefighting aircraft sent by Russia has crashed in the mountains near the city of Kahramanmaraş
None of the crew of six Russians and two Turks survived, according to reports pic.twitter.com/TEJmw2iOWk
— Francis Scarr (@francska1) August 14, 2021
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