• Rescue teams are seen at the crash site. The majority of the 32 dead are from the nearby village of Dacha-Suu where the Turkish cargo plane crashed.
    Rescue teams are seen at the crash site. The majority of the 32 dead are from the nearby village of Dacha-Suu where the Turkish cargo plane crashed.
  • The Turkish cargo plane crashed while flying to Istanbul from Hong Kong via Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek - at around 7.30am local time.
    The Turkish cargo plane crashed while flying to Istanbul from Hong Kong via Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek - at around 7.30am local time.
  • The total number of dead ‘could be bigger’ Muhammed Svarov, a spokesman for Kyrgyzstan’s emergency services, said.
    The total number of dead ‘could be bigger’ Muhammed Svarov, a spokesman for Kyrgyzstan’s emergency services, said.
  • At least four pilots on the flight were among the dead, the emergency services ministry said, with one pilot’s body yet to be found.
    At least four pilots on the flight were among the dead, the emergency services ministry said, with one pilot’s body yet to be found.
  • Around 43 houses were damaged by the crash.
    Around 43 houses were damaged by the crash.
  • “The plane crashed into the houses, it killed entire families,” one witness said.
    “The plane crashed into the houses, it killed entire families,” one witness said.
  • he country’s Manas airport has been closed and flights cancelled until evening at the earliest, airport authorities said.
    he country’s Manas airport has been closed and flights cancelled until evening at the earliest, airport authorities said.

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Cargo plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan - in pictures

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A cargo plane attempting to land at Kyrgyzstan’s main airport in thick fog crashed in a populated area Monday, authorities at the airport said, leaving at least 32 people dead. All photos by Vladimir Pirogov / Reuters

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