On Wednesday, a victim of an Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft that crashed managed to capture video from inside the cabin. Azerbaijan Airlines ‘ planes, which had 62 people and five members on board, crashed in Kazakhstan.
32 individuals were rescued from the site, according to Kazakh government.
Azerbaijan Airlines trip J2-8243 had flown hundreds of miles off its intended destination, colliding with a collision on the Caspian Sea’s opposite beach, according to Russia’s aircraft watchdog, which may have been the result of a bird attack.
A man attempted to escape the aircraft while a survivor’s video captured the aftereffects of the collision on camera inside the house.
Azerbaijan Airlines suspended all of its planes from Baku to Russia’s Chechnya place until the investigation into the fatal accident is finished.
Another video showed a passenger repeating” Allahu Akbar” ( God is great ) as the plane plunged into a steep descent. Orange oxygen masks were spotted hanging from the overhead containers, and the cabin’s cries and cries echoed throughout.
Authorities have yet to explain the causes of the plane’s ocean crossing, but it did happen soon after drone strikes targeted southern Russia. The closest Russian aircraft along the journey journey was shut down on Wednesday morning, and helicopter activity has previously caused airport closures in the area.
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The plane was captured on video of the accident, which showed the aircraft soaring quickly before igniting itself in flames when it collided with the seashore. Solid black smoke billowed into the sky, while people, clearly injured and shaken, stumbled away from a part of the aircraft that remained unchanged.
The fire services had already extinguished the blaze, according to a statement from Kazakhstan’s emergencies ministry. Survivors, including two children, were receiving medical attention at a nearby hospital. The bodies of the deceased were being recovered.
Azerbaijan Airlines reported that the Embraer 190 jet was traveling from Baku to Grozny, the capital of Chechnya in southern Russia, on its way. However, an emergency forced the aircraft to attempt a landing approximately 3 kilometers ( 1.8 miles ) from Aktau, Kazakhstan.
The pilot was forced to change the airfield after a collision with birds caused an emergency situation on board, according to Russia’s aviation watchdog. Aktau was selected”.
Nearby Russian airport closed
Aktau, located on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, lies across from Azerbaijan and Russia. Flight tracking websites indicated that the aircraft initially followed its planned route along the western coastline before losing its signal. Later, the flight made it’s way to the eastern shore, circled near Aktau Airport, and crashed on the beach.
Meanwhile, drone strikes were reported in the Russian regions of Ingushetia and North Ossetia, adjacent to Chechnya, on Wednesday morning. An official at Makhachkala airport, the nearest to the flight’s last known location, confirmed it had been closed to incoming traffic for several hours. Attempts to reach officials at Grozny airport were unsuccessful.
A government commission to investigate the crash was established by Kazakh authorities. Members of the commission were given directions to the crash site to take charge of the investigation and provide assistance to the victims ‘ families. Kazakhstan pledged to work with Azerbaijan on the investigation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev offered condolences. President Aliyev made the decision to travel back to Russia where he had been scheduled to attend a summit on Wednesday.
Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed leader of Chechnya, also expressed his sympathies. He noted that some of the injured were in critical condition and pleaded for prayers for their recovery.
