There are 25 survivors, including three children, after an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed with 67 people on board near the city of Akhtau, in western Kazakhstan, the country’s Emergencies Ministry announced.
“According to the first information, there are 25 survivors, 22 of whom are in hospital,” the ministry said in a statement posted on Telegram, adding that 150 rescuers had been sent to the crash site.
Medical authorities earlier said there were 14 survivors.
“According to the first information from the Azerbaijan side, there were 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board,” the ministry added in its statement.
For its part, Azerbaijan Airlines announced that it was an Embraer 190, which “made an emergency landing”.
Kazakh authorities said they began looking into various possible versions of what had happened, including a technical problem, Russian news agency Interfax reported. The Russian aviation observatory said in a statement that preliminary information suggests the pilot decided to make an emergency landing after striking a flock of birds.
The moment of fall
The video shows the aircraft losing altitude, crashing and then bursting into flames.
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New video shows plane carrying 72 people crashing near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan. At least 10 survivors pic.twitter.com/SKGdc1vqFa
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According to the Russian media outlet TASS, 52 personnel and 11 units of equipment from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan arrived at the crash site in Aktau.
This video shows what happened in the minutes before the plane crash in Kazakhstan. The plane repeatedly went up and down before crashing. pic.twitter.com/dQ0H1c9R0R
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Russian news agencies reported that the plane was operated by Azerbaijan Airlines and had departed from Baku to Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, but due to fog in Grozny the flight had been diverted.
BREAKING: New video shows the moment Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 plane carrying 72 people onboard crashes near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan. pic.twitter.com/K3hJquZfjB
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Kazakh media reports that the plane flying from Baku to Grozny crashed at Aktau airport.
Before that, the plane made several circles over the airport. pic.twitter.com/rbcxjejFxR
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BREAKING: Passenger plane crashes near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan pic.twitter.com/M2DtYe6nZU
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According to the TASS news agency, at least 72 people were on board the plane.
According to the Emergencies Ministry of Kazakhstan, the Embraer 190 plane, which was on its way from Baku to Drozny, was trying to make an emergency landing three kilometers away from the city of Aktau.
According to APA, the plane reportedly broadcast an “SOS” signal over the Caspian Sea.
Before the crash, the plane made several circles over the airport.
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