38 Dead, Dozens Survive In Kazakhstan Tragic Plane Crash

• Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, while dozens miraculously survived.
• Authorities are probing the cause, with unconfirmed reports suggesting a bird strike during the emergency landing attempt.
• The flight carried passengers from Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, with the black box recovered to aid the investigation.

Dozens of passengers survived a tragic plane crash in Kazakhstan involving Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243, which carried 67 people.

Local officials confirmed that 38 individuals lost their lives in the incident.

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Eko Hot Blog reports that the plane, en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia, was diverted to Aktau due to fog but caught fire during an emergency landing approximately 3km (1.9 miles) from the city.

Eyewitness footage showed the aircraft descending rapidly with its landing gear down before bursting into flames upon impact.

Flight data indicated that the aircraft departed Baku at 03:55 GMT and crashed around 06:28. Unconfirmed reports from Russian media suggested a possible collision with a flock of birds before the crash.

The plane’s black box has been recovered, and authorities have launched an investigation into the cause.

The flight had primarily Azerbaijani nationals on board, along with passengers from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

Among the victims was a woman traveling to spend the holidays with her children in Chechnya. Others remain missing, including a mother with her sick child’s medical tests.

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Survivors are grappling with the aftermath. One woman told the BBC’s Azerbaijani service of her anguish as she searched for news about her father, who was on the flight.

Her brother survived and managed to contact her, but their father’s fate remains unknown.

Flights between Baku and the Russian cities of Grozny and Makhachkala have been suspended pending the investigation.

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