Azerbaijan's group of doctors and rescuers sent to Kazakh city of Aktau
In accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, a group of experienced psychologists, doctors and rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan, equipped with the necessary equipment, was sent to the city of Aktau by the Be-200 ES amphibious aircraft of the Ministry of Emergency Situations immediately after the crash of the passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines, Trend reports, citing the ministry.
In accordance with the assigned tasks, the ministry's psychologists provide emergency psychological assistance to the victims, and, if necessary, medical interventions are carried out by doctors. The ministry's rescuers also take appropriate measures in the area where the accident occurred.
As earlier reported, the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, which was operating a flight en route Baku-Grozny, crashed Wednesday morning near Kazakhstan's Aktau city.
67 persons were onboard of the plane, including 62 passengers and five crew members. Unfortunately, 38 people died, 29 survived, said Kazakh Transport Minister Marat Karabayev during a briefing in Aktau.
Among the passengers were 37 citizens of Azerbaijan, of whom 23 died and 14 survived. All three Kyrgyzstani nationals survived. There were 16 Russian nationals, of whom seven died and nine survived. All six Kazakhstani nationals died.
Three crew members out of five survived.
Names of Kazakhstanis killed in plane crash near Aktau revealed.
The government commission headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev began its work at the crash site of the plane.
As was reported, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reported to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the current situation related to the passenger plane crash near Aktau.
Upon Kazakh President Tokayev’s instruction, an ambulance aircraft left Astana and headed to Aktau.
It was reported that President Tokayev tasked to set up a state commission in connection with the plane crash.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev cut short his trip to Russia due to the plane crash.
Earlier, Kazinform News Agency presented the preliminary list of passengers onboard the crashed plane.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed his condolences to Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev following the incident.
It was previously informed Kazakh Emergency Situations Minister Chingis Arinov arrived in Aktau.
