A passenger airplane crashed close to the town of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, based on a press release from the nation’s Emergencies Ministry. Preliminary experiences counsel there have been survivors, though the precise quantity stays unclear. Emergency crews are presently working to extinguish a hearth on the crash web site.
The plane, reportedly operated by Azerbaijan Airways, was flying from Baku to Grozny in Russia’s Chechnya. Nonetheless, as a result of dense fog in Grozny, the flight was rerouted, in the end resulting in an emergency touchdown request earlier than the crash.
Kazakh media reported that 105 passengers and 5 crew members had been aboard the airplane. The main points of accidents or fatalities haven’t been confirmed. Emergency response groups are on the scene.
Azerbaijan Airways has not but issued an official assertion relating to the crash. The investigation into the reason for the accident is ongoing.