An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 plane crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Christmas morning, killing dozens of passengers and crew.
Footage has emerged showing survivors being pulled from the wreckage of a passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan .The clip, shared on social media, shows the aftermath of an Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft crash near the city of Aktau in the Central Asian country on Christmas morning.The Embraer 190 plane, flight J2-8243, crashed while attempting an emergency landing about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from Aktau.There were 62 passengers and five crew members on board, many of them Azerbaijani nationals.
Dozens are feared dead, with around 32 people believed to have survived.Video shows people being pulled from the wreckage, with others who appear to have minor injuries walking away. Emergency services, along with members of the public, are assisting survivors, according to the footage.The clip was shared on Telegram by Baza, a news outlet with sources in Russian law enforcement, The Guardian reported.Black smoke is visible in the background, billowing from what appears to be another part of the wreckage.Other unverified footage shared on social media shows what appears to be the moment the plane crashed into a field and burst into flames near Aktau, a city on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea.The passenger plane was traveling from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia. The cause of the crash remains unknown.Russian state-owned news agency Tass reported the flight was diverted from landing in Grozny due to fog.Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General's Office said at least 32 people survived, though the numbers are not final. Officials estimate more than 30 fatalities.Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported that 37 Azerbaijani citizens were on board, along with 16 Russians, six Kazakh nationals, and three Kyrgyz nationals.Azerbaijan Airlines posted the names of those on the flight online and a hotline has been created for family members of passengers.Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was en route to S
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