{"id":39844,"date":"2024-12-25T10:50:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T15:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/dozens-feared-dead-after-passenger-plane-crashes-in-kazakhstan\/25\/12\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-12-25T10:50:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T15:50:53","slug":"dozens-feared-dead-after-passenger-plane-crashes-in-kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/dozens-feared-dead-after-passenger-plane-crashes-in-kazakhstan\/25\/12\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens feared dead after passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Dozens were feared dead Wednesday after a passenger plane carrying 67 people from Azerbaijan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/live-blog\/putin-end-of-year-news-conference-questions-live-updates-rcna184676\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Russia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Russia<\/a> crashed in Kazakhstan, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The Azerbaijan Airlines flight, which crashed near Aktau,\u00a0a city in southwestern Kazakhstan, had 62 passengers and five crew members on board, Kazakhstan\u2019s Emergencies Ministry said in a post on Telegram. The Kazakh Health Ministry later published a list of 29 survivors, including two children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The Russian state news agency Ria Novosti reported that the passengers were 37 Azerbaijani citizens, 16 Russians, 6 Kazakh citizens and 3 Kyrgyz citizens, citing the Kazakh Transport Ministry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Emergency specialists work at the crash site.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The flight was en route from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan,\u00a0to Grozny in Russia&#8217;s Chechnya region but was diverted to the Russian city of Makhachkala, about 100 miles east of Gronzny, because of fog, the press service of the Grozny airport told the Russian state news agency Tass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The Embraer 190 aircraft made an emergency landing approximately 1.8 miles away from the city of Aktau, according to a statement released on Telegram by Azerbaijan Airlines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">A preliminary investigation found the plane collided with birds and was diverted to Aktau because of an emergency on board, according to a statement issued on Telegram by Russia\u2019s aviation authority, Rosaviatsia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The investigation is ongoing and additional information regarding the incident will be provided, Azerbaijan Airlines said in a statement released on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">There was a fire at the crash site but this has been &#8220;completely\u00a0extinguished,&#8221; the Kazakh Emergencies Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">It added that a total of 150 personnel and 45 units of equipment were involved in the emergency response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had called his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, to express his condolences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">\u201cWe deeply sympathize with those who lost their loved ones in this air crash, and wish a speedy recovery to those who survived,\u201d Peskov said, adding that Aliyev had been forced to leave St. Petersburg where he had been due to attend a summit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Aliyev declared Dec. 26 a national day of mourning in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased passengers in a post on his Telegram account Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">This article was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/azerbaijan-airlines-passenger-plane-crashes-aktau-kazakhstan-rcna183561\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBCNews.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBCNews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/dozens-feared-dead-passenger-plane-143458360.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens were feared dead Wednesday after a passenger plane carrying 67 people from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed in Kazakhstan, authorities said. 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