A passenger plane carrying 49 people has crashed and no survivors have been found.
The Angara Airlines An-24 plane lost contact with air traffic control while flying over Russia’s eastern Amur region on Thursday, according to the TASS news agency.
It was flying from Blagoveshchensk to Tynda, a remote town near the Chinese border, when it caught fire during landing.
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Burning debris was later discovered on a hillside about 15km from Tynda.
Reuters reported the plane’s fuselage was nearly 50 years old and dated back to the Soviet era.
Preliminary information suggested there were 43 passengers — including five children — and six crew members on board, Regional Governor Vasily Orlov said.
“All necessary forces and means have been deployed to search for the plane,” he wrote on Telegram.
Siberia-based Angara Airlines operates domestic and regional flights across Russia.
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