On Wednesday, an Azerbaijan Airlines flight, carrying around 72 passengers, crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan. Many people are feared dead. The flight from Baku in Azerbaijan was on its way to Grozny in Russia when the tragedy unfolded.
It is learnt that the plane had requested an emergency landing before it crashed. According to the media reports, the plane carried 67 passengers and five crew members. Media reports quoting Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that a fire had erupted at the crash site. According to the initial reports, six people have survived the plane crash, Kazakhstan’s Emergencies Ministry said.
It is learnt that the flight had been rerouted due to fog in Grozny. Soon following the crash incident, rescue and relief teams rushed to the site and engaged in fire fighting and rescue operations. A purported video has surfaced online which shows an aircraft crashing to the ground and turning into a fireball. Six people are reported to have survived the crash, authorities said.
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