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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Hunt for missing plane carrying 49 people after it disappears off radar in Russia
Air traffic controllers lost contact on Thursday with an An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people in Russia's far east and a search was under way, the regional governor said. The local emergencies ministry said the plane, operated by a Siberia-based airline called Angara, dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination of Tynda, a town in the Amur region bordering China Regional governor Vasily Orlov said on Thursday that according to preliminary data, there were 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew members on board. "All necessary forces and means have been deployed to search for the plane," he wrote on Telegram. A rescue helicopter has located the burning fuselage of a Russian passenger plane , an emergencies official is reported to have said. This is a breaking news story. More follows.
South China Morning Post
7 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Passenger plane missing with dozens aboard in Russia's far east
Air traffic controllers lost contact on Thursday with an An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people in Russia's far east, and a search was under way, the regional governor said. Advertisement The local emergencies ministry said the plane, operated by a Siberia-based airline called Angara, dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination of Tynda, a town in the Amur region bordering China. Regional governor Vasily Orlov said that according to preliminary data, there were 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew members on board. 'All necessary forces and means have been deployed to search for the plane,' he wrote on Telegram. The emergencies ministry put the number of people on board somewhat lower, at around 40. Advertisement More to follow ...
Reuters
7 days ago
- Reuters
Russian plane goes missing in far east with nearly 50 aboard
MOSCOW, July 24 (Reuters) - Air traffic controllers lost contact on Thursday with an An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people in Russia's far east, and a search was under way, the regional governor said. The local emergencies ministry said the plane, operated by a Siberia-based airline called Angara, dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination of Tynda, a town in the Amur region bordering China. Regional governor Vasily Orlov said that according to preliminary data, there were 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew members on board. "All necessary forces and means have been deployed to search for the plane," he wrote on Telegram. The emergencies ministry put the number of people on board somewhat lower, at around 40.
Reuters
18-07-2025
- Climate
- Reuters
Rescuers save families, farm animals and one pet hamster after Russian floods
MOSCOW, July 18 (Reuters) - Rescuers ferried more than 100 people to safety this week, along with their farm animals and pets, after floodwaters caused by heavy rain engulfed villages in a sparsely-populated part of eastern Russia. Emergency crews piloted rubber dinghies down flooded streets in settlements in Russia's Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia, a vast region larger than Argentina. Some villagers clambered out of windows and were taken on piggyback into waiting boats. Rescuers also took in cows, hens and at least one pet hamster, video released by the region's emergencies ministry showed. Yakutia, a swampy and forested region, has been hit by a string of floods and fires in recent years - extreme weather-related events that scientists say are exacerbated by climate change. Authorities have put out 169 forest fires in this fire season alone, which runs roughly from the beginning of May until the end of September. This week, aerial footage showed villages submerged in brackish floods, with just roofs showing among the water. Around a third of those rescued were children, the ministry said. In all, 93 residential buildings were flooded in eight villages, it added.
