An Azerbaijani airliner carrying 67 passengers crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people and dozens of survivors.
In an extensive rescue operation, 29 people survived the crash, including two children, who were pulled from the plane’s wreckage in critical condition, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev said.
Deputy Prime Minister Bozumbev said that 11 of the 29 survivors are in serious condition. Giving detailed information about the dead, he said, “The bodies are in bad condition, most of them have been burnt, all have been collected. Now they will be in the morgue, and will be identified. “
The wreckage of an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 is on the ground near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan. (AP Photo)
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the identity of one survivor has not been revealed. “She is unconscious, has no documents, and is in the hospital,” Bozumbaev said.
Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 was heading to Grozny, Russia, but was diverted to Kazakhstan due to fog, the airline said. BBC. The plane caught fire while trying to make an emergency landing near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
Footage from the site captured the charred remains of the plane while bloodied survivors appeared in a thick plume of smoke. They were taken to hospital, Kazakh officials said, and the deputy prime minister said none of the survivors were citizens of Kazakhstan.
According to flight tracking website Flightradar24, the Azerbaijan Airlines flight took off from the capital Baku at 03:55 GMT on Wednesday and crashed in Kazakhstan at 06:28.
The plane’s black box has been found, officials said. The survivors were mostly Azerbaijani nationals, with some passengers from Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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