Plane crashes in Russia killing all on board

All 48 passengers and crew on board a passenger plane that crashed in poor weather conditions in Russia’s far east have died.

The Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief said this in a statement on Thursday.

The An-24 plane, operated by Siberia-based Angara Airlines, dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination, Tynda, a town in the Amur region bordering China.

Russian rescuers found the fuselage of the plane in flames, the Emergencies Ministry said, and debris from the plane was located in Amur.

“An Mi-8 helicopter operated by Rosaviatsiya [Russia’s civil aviation authority] has spotted the burning fuselage of the aircraft,” the ministry said on Telegram.