A russian airplane carrying 28 onboard has gone missing in the kamchatka peninsula in Russia’s far east region,multiple news reports citing regional authorities on Tuesday.
The AN-26 plane lost contact with air traffic control while attempting to land, TASS separately cited a source as saying.
The plane was flying from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana in the Kamchatka Peninsula when it did not make a scheduled communication, the Interfax and RIA Novosti agencies cited the emergencies ministry as saying, according to news agency reuters.
AFP reported that the 28 people on board included six crew members and there were one or two children among the 22 passengers. A search has been launched and rescue workers are on standby, the agency added.
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