[IsraelTimes] A passenger plane carrying 49 people crashed in Russia’s far eastern region of Amur this morning, authorities say.
The aircraft, a twin-engine Antonov-24 operated by Angara Airlines, was headed to the town of Tynda from the city of Blagoveshchensk when it disappeared from radar, regional governor Vassily Orlov says on Telegram.
A rescue helicopter later spotted the burning fuselage of the plane on a mountainside about 16 kilometres (10 miles) from Tynda.
The helicopter saw no evidence of survivors from above, local rescuers say.
The Amur region’s civil defense agency says it is dispatching rescuers to the scene.
“At the moment, 25 people and five units of equipment have been dispatched, and four aircraft with crews are on standby,” it says.