Dec 26, 2024 01:12 PM IST
An Azerbaijan Airlines airplane, touring from Baku to Grozny in Russia, crashed close to the town of Aktau in Kazakhstan after reportedly being rerouted on account of fog.
Bodycam footage of Kazakh rescuers confirmed the distressing scenes on the website of the Azerbaijan Airlines airplane crash close to Kazakhstan’s Aktau on Wednesday, an incident wherein 38 folks died.
The Embraer 190 jet, touring from Azerbaijan’s Baku to Grozny in Russia, crashed close to the town of Aktau in Kazakhstan after reportedly being rerouted on account of fog.
The airplane, carrying 62 passengers and 5 crew members, was compelled to make an emergency touchdown, with 29 survivors rescued by authorities.
The plane was alleged to fly northwest from Baku to Grozny however as an alternative flew throughout the Caspian Sea and went down close to the town of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
A footage from a bodycam put in on one of many rescuers shared by Russian media outlet RT captured the aftermath of airplane crash, displaying firefighters dashing in direction of the flight to extinguish hearth on the accident spot.
The video confirmed stays of the plane and belongings, items of clothes seemingly of these on board the ill-fated plane scattered on the bottom.
The Kazakh transport ministry mentioned the airplane was carrying 37 nationals from Azerbaijan, six from Kazakhstan, three from Kyrgyzstan and 16 from Russia.
The airplane’s course on the Flight Radar web site confirmed it flying away from its regular route, crossing the Caspian Sea after which circling over the world the place it will definitely crashed close to Aktau.
Footage taken by passengers
Among the purported movies of the crash surfacing on social media one was taken by a passenger aboard the Azerbaijan Airlines flight, capturing the terrifying moments earlier than and after the mishap, revealing the chaotic scenes contained in the plane.
Another video circulating on social media captured a person praying moments earlier than the crash as sounds of panic and the roar of the airplane’s engine fill the background.
This video, which is over a minute lengthy, has not been independently verified by HT.com.
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