An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, leaving at least 32 survivors. The Embraer 190 aircraft was en route from Baku to Grozny, with passengers from Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. The crash site is 3 km from the city. Officials are still assessing the situation, but the number of fatalities is expected to be over 30.
In this photo taken from a video released by the administration of Mangystau region, the wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lies on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan , Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstan i city of Aktau, leaving at least 32 survivors, according to officials. More than 30 people may be dead.
Another Russian news agency, Interfax quoted medical workers as saying that four bodies have been recovered and emergency workers at the scene as saying that both pilots, according to a preliminary assessment, died in the crash. The Prosecutor General's Office in Azerbaijan later reported that at least 32 people survived the crash, adding that the number wasn't final. Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that some of them were in critical condition.According to Kazakhstani officials, those aboard the plane included 42 Azerbaijani citizens, 16 Russian nationals, six Kazakhstani and three Kyrgyzstani citizens, it said.
Some of the videos posted on social media showed survivors dragging fellow passengers away from the wreckage of the plane. In a statement, Azerbaijan Airlines said it would keep members of the public updated and changed its social media banners to solid black.
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