Dozens of other folks have died after a passenger aircraft crashed with about 70 other folks on board in Kazakhstan, native officers say.Government in Azerbaijan, the place the flight originated, say there have been a minimum of 30 survivors.Azerbaijan Airways flight J2-8243 stuck hearth because it tried to make an emergency touchdown close to the Kazakh town of Aktau.The aircraft used to be en path to Grozny in Russia but it surely used to be diverted because of fog, the airline informed the BBC.Pictures presentations the plane heading in opposition to the bottom at prime velocity with its touchdown equipment down, sooner than bursting into flames because it lands. The airline stated the aircraft “made an emergency touchdown” about 3km (1.9 miles) from Aktau.It took off from the Azerbaijani capital Baku at 03:55 GMT on Wednesday, and crashed round 06:28, knowledge from flight-tracking web site Flightradar24 confirmed.Experiences from Russian media say the plane collided with a flock of birds sooner than crashing, however this has now not but been showed.Officers from the nations concerned have mentioned other numbers for many who have been on board and for many who survived. The airline stated 62 passengers and 5 group contributors have been on board the Embraer 190 however different experiences put the full at 72. The reported selection of survivors levels from 28 to 32.The ones on board have been most commonly Azerbaijani nationals, however there have been additionally some passengers from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.Azerbaijan Airways stated flights between Baku and the Russian towns of Grozny and Makhachkala can be cancelled whilst an investigation into the incident used to be finished. Unverified video photos confirmed survivors crawling out of the wreckage, some with visual accidents.Each Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have introduced investigations into the incident. Embraer informed the BBC it used to be “able to help all related government”.The BBC has contacted Azerbaijan Airways for remark.Embraer, a Brazilian producer, is a smaller rival to Boeing and Airbus, and has a powerful protection file.
