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1News
6 days ago
- General
- 1News
Plane with 49 people crashes over Russia's Far East
The wreckage of a plane that crashed while carrying 49 people has been found in Russia's Far East, local emergency services said today. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said that they had found the plane's 'burning fuselage' but did not provide further details. Forty-three passengers, including five children, as well as six crew members were on board the An-24 passenger plane as it travelled from the city of Blagoveshchensk on the Russian-Chinese border to the town of Tynda, regional Governor Vasily Orlov said. The flight, which was operated by the Siberia-based Angara Airlines, disappeared from radar and lost contact with air traffic controllers several kilometres from Tynda airport.
Hans India
6 days ago
- General
- Hans India
49 people killed in Russia plane crash
Moscow: A Russian passenger aircraft carrying 49 people crashed on Monday in the country's Far Eastern region near the border with China, killing everyone on board. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the aircraft midway through its flight, and minutes later, rescuers located parts of the burning fuselage. Preliminary analysis suggests that pilot error during landing in poor visibility may have caused the crash in the town of Tynda in the Amur region. The local emergencies ministry said the Antonov An-24 aircraft, operated by the Siberia-based Angara airline, vanished from radar while attempting a second landing after an initial approach to Tynda airport was unsuccessful. The aircraft was from the Soviet era and was nearly 50 years old, and its tail number showed it was built in 1976.
Japan Today
6 days ago
- General
- Japan Today
Passenger plane crashes in Russia's Far East, killing all 48 people on board, officials say
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Investigative Committee on Thursday, July 24, 2025, a view of the place of the crashed Russian An-24 passenger plane of the Siberia-based Angara Airlines while carrying 49 passengers in 15 kilometers (9 miles) south of Tynda, Far Eastern Amur region of Russia. (Russian Investigative Committee via AP) A passenger plane crashed Thursday in Russia's Far East, killing all 48 passengers and crew on board, officials said. The Angara Airlines flight disappeared from radar, and searchers later found the burning wreckage of the plane on a hillside south of its planned destination in Tynda, more than 7,000 kilometers (4,350 miles) east of Moscow, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said. Regional Gov. Vasily Orlov said in a statement that all 48 people aboard were dead, and announced three days of mourning in the Amur region over what he called a 'terrible tragedy.' It wasn't immediately clear what caused the crash. Russia's Interfax news agency said there were adverse weather conditions at the time of the crash, citing unnamed sources in the emergency services. Several Russian news outlets also reported that the aircraft was almost 50 years old, citing data taken from the plane's tail number. The Soviet-designed twin turbo prop plane had initially departed from Khabarovsk before making its way to Blagoveshchensk on the Russian-Chinese border and onwards to Tynda. Images of the reported crash site circulated by Russian state media show debris scattered among dense forest, surrounded by plumes of smoke. Orlov said rescuers had struggled to reach the site due to its remote location, 15 kilometers (9 miles) south of Tynda. An earlier statement from the governor said that 49 people had been onboard the flight, but that number later was updated to 48. The reason for the discrepancy was not immediately clear. The transport prosecutor's office in the Far East said in an online statement that the plane was attempting to land for a second time when it lost contact with air traffic control and disappeared from radars. The authorities launched a probe on the charge of flight safety violations that resulted in multiple deaths, a standard procedure in aviation accidents. Aviation incidents have been frequent in Russia, especially in recent years as international sanctions have squeezed the country's aviation sector. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Arab News
6 days ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Pakistan expresses solidarity as plane crash in Russia's far east kills 48
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday extended his condolences to President Vladimir Putin and the people of Russia after a passenger plane crashed in the country's far east region killed all 48 on board. Russia's Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief said on Thursday the An-24 plane, operated by Siberia-based Angara Airlines, dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination, Tynda, a town in Russia's far east Amur region bordering China. According to Russia's state-owned TASS news agency, an error by the plane's crew while landing amid poor visibility could be one of the likely reasons for the crash. 'On behalf of the people of Pakistan and myself, I extend our deepest condolences to President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people on the tragic loss of lives in the passenger plane crash in eastern Russia today,' Sharif wrote on social media platform X. On behalf of the people of Pakistan and myself, I extend our deepest condolences to President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people on the tragic loss of lives in the passenger plane crash in eastern Russia today. We stand in solidarity with the bereaved families in this moment… — Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) July 24, 2025 'We stand in solidarity with the bereaved families in this moment of profound sorrow,' he added. Russian state media showed images of the reported crash site, showing debris scattered in a dense forest surrounded by thick plumes of smoke. While Russian aviation safety standards have improved in recent years, accidents, especially involving aging planes in far-flung regions, are not uncommon. In July 2021, all 28 people on board an Antonov An-26 twin-engine turboprop died in a crash in Kamchatka. In September 2021, an aging Antonov An-26 transport plane crashed in the Russian far east, killing six.
Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
'Deeply saddened': PM Modi condoles loss of lives after Russian plane crashes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed condolences over the deaths in a deadly passenger plane crash in Russia. The Prime Minister said India stands in solidarity with Russians. Extending condolences, PM Modi said India stood in solidarity with the Russians.(PTI file photo) "Deeply saddened at the loss of lives in the tragic plane crash in Russia. Extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims. We stand in solidarity with Russia and its people," the PM said in a post on X. A passenger plane with 49 on board crashed in Russia, reportedly leaving behind no survivors. It was earlier reported missing from radar, but its wreckage was later found in Russia's Far East, local emergency services said. The debris was located by a rescue chopper and smoke was seen coming out of the wreckage in visuals that went viral online. The wreckage was seen lying in a dense forest. "An Mi-8 helicopter operated by Rosaviatsiya (Russia's civil aviation authority) has spotted the burning fuselage of the aircraft," Russia's emergencies ministry was quoted as saying by news agency Reuters. Regional Governor Vasily Orlov later announced that all aboard were dead, calling the accident a 'terrible tragedy". A Siberia-based airline called Angara operated the plane, which reportedly dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination -- Tynda, a town in the Amur region bordering China. While the cause behind the plane crash wasn't immediately clear, it was reported that the weather situation was adverse at the time of the crash. According to TASS, a Russian news agency, the crash was caused by a crew error during landing. Besides, it is also being said that the plane was nearly 50-years-old. The plane took off from Khabarovsk and was headed to Blagoveshchensk on the Russian-Chinese border and onwards to Tynda, reported news agency AP.
