The Azerbaijan Airlines plane was en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia’s Chechnya but was rerouted due to fog in Grozny. The plane crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, reports said on Wednesday, citing Kazakh Emergencies Ministry. The plane had 105 passengers on board, fourteen passengers survived while dozens were feared dead.
According to Kazakhstan’s Emergencies Ministry, only six people are confirmed to have survived the crash, with dozens feared dead. Emergency teams are actively working to extinguish the flames at the crash site. The aircraft was en route from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny in Russia’s Chechnya region but was rerouted due to heavy fog in Grozny. This sudden diversion led to the ill-fated landing attempt near Aktau. Eyewitnesses report harrowing scenes as rescue operations continue amid the smoldering wreckage.
Purported visuals, claimed to be of the crash, surfaced on social media, showing an aircraft crashing to the ground and turning into a fireball.
Other visuals showed first responders near the broken remains of the plane, seemingly trying to retrieve survivors.
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