In brief
At least six of the 67 people on board an Embraer-190 plane survived after an emergency landing due to weather conditions.
A passenger jet carrying 62 travelers and five crew members crashed on Wednesday near Aktau, Kazakhstan, according to local authorities. The health ministry reported that at least six individuals managed to survive the incident, while 25 others were hospitalized, with five suffering from severe injuries.The aircraft, an Embraer-190 operated by Azerbaijan's Azal airlines, was en route from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to Grozny in Russia's Chechnya Republic. Due to foggy weather in Grozny, the plane was rerouted to Kazakhstan.The airline confirmed that its aircraft performed an emergency landing approximately 1.8 miles from Aktau. In response to the crash, Kazakhstan's emergency situations ministry has launched an investigation to determine the causes of the accident.Emergency services, including firefighters, were quickly dispatched to the site to assist with recovery efforts and to tend to the injured. The incident has raised concerns about aviation safety in the region, prompting further scrutiny from authorities.
