A passenger plane carrying 49 people has crashed in the Amur region of Russia’s far east, with reports indicating there are no survivors
On Thursday, July 24, the An-24 aircraft, operated by the Siberia-based Angara Airlines, lost contact with air traffic control at approximately 1 p.m. local time while traveling from Blagoveshchensk, which is on the Russian-Chinese border, to Tynda Airport, local news agency TASS reported.
The aircraft was carrying 43 passengers and six crew members, the agency stated. All are presumed de.ad, TASS reported, citing preliminary reports from emergency services.
“Initial information indicates there are no survivors. Rescue helicopters have been unable to land at the crash site due to the challenging mountainous terrain. The area remains engulfed in flames,” a source told the news agency.
Regional governor Vasily Orlov confirmed there were five children among the passengers, the news agency and BBC News reported.
The plane’s wreckage was discovered on a mountainside approximately 10 miles from the town of Tynda, TASS reported, citing the Amur Center for Civil Defense and Fire Safety.
Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry confirmed authorities had found the aircraft’s “burning fuselage,” but didn’t provide further details, per the Associated Press.
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