Kazakhstan’s president declares December 28 day of mourning after deadly plane crash
Kazakhstan’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has declared December 28 a national day of mourning in the wake of Friday’s Bek Air plane crash near Almaty, TASS news agency reported.
Tleukhan Abildaev, Head of the Public Healthcare Department, earlier told reporters at a press briefing that a total of 66 people had been taken to the city’s medical organizations by ambulance teams, 50 of them were hospitalized.
To remind, a Bek Air plane en route from Almaty to Nur-Sultan crashed shortly after takeoff outside the Almaty airport early Friday. The plane lost altitude and crashed into a concrete structure. There were 95 passengers and five crewmembers onboard. A government commission has been set up to investigate the crash.