Heartbreaking videos surface after plane crash in Kazakhstan, watch
The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed during an emergency landing in heavy fog. Survivor footage reveals wreckage and harrowing aftermath, highlighting the tragedy.
The whole world is in shock and sadness when a Kazakhstan airliner crashed. A terrifying video captured by a passenger inside the crashing airliner has gone popular on social media. This depicts the final minutes preceding the tragedy. The catastrophe was reported to have occurred in Aktau, an oil and gas hub on the eastern edge of the Caspian Sea, and killed 38 people.
Passengers seen praying before Kazakhstan plane crash
The final moments of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane before its crash in Kazakhstan were captured by a passenger onboard.
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Aftermath also included in the footage. pic.twitter.com/nCRozjdoUY
Passengers can be seen praying, with some appealing to God and singing his name "Allahu Akbar" (God is wonderful) as the jet descends. The cabin is filled with panic, sobbing, and the demand to "fasten seatbelt".
The footage also shows yellow oxygen masks hanging from the seats, which indicate the gravity of the issue. The disaster occurred near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
Surviving passenger share aftermath of plane crash in Kazakhstan
The footage showed the ruins of the aircraft and luggage, as well as bits of clothes that appeared to be those on board the ill-fated flight, scattered across the ground. According to the Kazakh transport ministry, the jet was carrying 37 Azerbaijani nationals, six Kazakhs, three Kyrgyzstanis, and 16 Russians.
Bodycam footage of the firefighters responding to the plane crash in Kazakhstan. pic.twitter.com/57vGQJSwKc
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Another survivor shared the footage from inside the cabin.
A surviving passenger from the Aktau plane crash manages to capture footage of inside the cabin pic.twitter.com/shIblEmV1d
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The aircraft was an Embraer 190 belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines. The aeroplane was en route from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia, when excessive fog forced it to make an emergency landing.
The aircraft carried 62 passengers and five crew members. It strayed from the original course and attempted to land in Aktau, but the emergency landing was disastrous, resulting in a crash and fire.
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