The devastating Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day resulted in 42 fatalities and 28 survivors. The Embraer 190 aircraft erupted into flames on impact near Aktau, leaving behind a scene of devastation and sorrow.
The flight, carrying 67 passengers and five crew members, was traveling from Baku to Grozny when tragedy occurred. Dramatic footage showed the moment the plane became a fireball upon hitting the ground, with dense black smoke shrouding the crash site. Survivors, injured and disoriented, emerged from the wreckage, their harrowing experience visible in their expressions.