bantuan atau maklumat lanjut, rakyat Malaysia boleh menghubungi Kedutaan Malaysia di 26 Sarayshyk Street, Diplomatic District, 010000 Astana, Kazakhstan atau hubungi +7 (7172) 79 06 90, +7 (7172) 79 06 95, atau +7 777 079 0014, atau melalui e-mel ke mwastana@kln.gov.my. Menurut laporan media antarabangsa, pesawat Embraer 190 itu dalam penerbangan dari Baku ke Grozny apabila ia terbakar semasa pendaratan cemas berhampiran Aktau. Pihak berkuasa melaporkan puluhan kematian, dengan sekurang-kurangnya 28 orang yang terselamat, termasuk dua kanak-kanak, yang telah dimasukkan ke hospital. Pesawat itu membawa seramai 67 orang, termasuk lima kru. - Bernama

crashes in Kazakhstan, many feared dead For assistance or further information, Malaysians may contact the Embassy of Malaysia in Astana at 26 Sarayshyk Street, Diplomatic District, 010000 Astana, Kazakhstan, via telephone at +7 (7172) 79 06 90, +7 (7172) 79 06 95, or +7 777 079 0014, or by email at mwastana@kln.gov.my. According to international media reports, the Azerbaijan Airlines flight had been travelling from Baku to Grozny when it caught fire during an emergency landing near Aktau. Authorities have reported dozens of fatalities, with at least 28 survivors, including two children, who have been hospitalised. The aircraft was carrying 67 people, including five crew members. ALSO READ : Putin expresses condolences to Azerbaijan???s president over loss of life in plane crash, Kremlin says

remained intact. Kazakhstan???s emergencies ministry said in a statement that fire services had put out the blaze and that the survivors, including two children, were being treated at a nearby hospital. The bodies of the dead were being recovered. Azerbaijan Airlines said the Embraer 190 jet, with flight number J2-8243, was flying from Baku to Grozny, capital of Russia???s Chechnya region, but had been forced to make an emergency landing around 3 km (1.8 miles) from Aktau in Kazakhstan. The city is on the opposite shore of the Caspian Sea from Azerbaijan and Russia. Authorities in Kazakhstan said a government commission had been set up to investigate what had happened and its members ordered to fly to the site and ensure that the families of the dead and injured were getting the help they needed. Kazakhstan would cooperate with Azerbaijan on the investigation, the government said. Russia???s aviation watchdog said in a statement that preliminary information suggested the pilot had decided to make an emergency landing after a bird strike. Following the crash, Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, was returning home from Russia where he had been due to attend a summit on Wednesday, Russia???s RIA news agency reported. Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed leader of Chechnya, expressed his condolences in a statement and said some of those being treated in hospital were in an extremely serious condition and that he and others would pray for their rapid recovery. ALSO READ : Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan, emergencies ministry says

comment from Azerbaijan Airlines. Kazakh media said 105 passengers and five crew members were on board. Reuters could not immediately confirm that information.

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