A passenger aircraft with nearly 70 people onboard has crashed near an airport in western Kazakhstan. Reports say at least four people have died.
Russian news agencies and other media outlets say the plane, which was operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, crashed and burst into flames near the city of Aktau on Wednesday.
The airline company says the Embraer 190 aircraft, which was manufactured by the Brazilian company Embraer, made an emergency landing about 3 kilometers from Aktau.
Russia's Interfax News Agency cites local authorities as saying at least four people died and 29 others are being treated in hospital.
An Azerbaijan news agency says the plane was bound for Grozny in the Chechen Republic in southern Russia from Azerbaijan's capital of Baku, but was rerouted due to fog.
Authorities in Kazakhstan are continuing to rescue survivors and are trying to confirm the details of the situation.
Russian news agencies and other media outlets say the plane, which was operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, crashed and burst into flames near the city of Aktau on Wednesday.
The airline company says the Embraer 190 aircraft, which was manufactured by the Brazilian company Embraer, made an emergency landing about 3 kilometers from Aktau.
Russia's Interfax News Agency cites local authorities as saying at least four people died and 29 others are being treated in hospital.
An Azerbaijan news agency says the plane was bound for Grozny in the Chechen Republic in southern Russia from Azerbaijan's capital of Baku, but was rerouted due to fog.
Authorities in Kazakhstan are continuing to rescue survivors and are trying to confirm the details of the situation.
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A passenger aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, carrying nearly 70 people, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan. The Embraer 190 aircraft made an emergency landing and burst into flames. At least four passengers are reported dead, with 29 others hospitalized. The plane was initially bound for
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241225_18/
Date: Dec. 25, 2024
Created: 2024/12/26 07:00
Updated: 2025/12/08 07:36
Last Read: 2024/12/26 08:31