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Kyrgyzstan|life|January 16, 2017 / 11:10 AM
ACT Airlines cargo plane crash toll rises to 35

AKIPRESS.COM - The ACT Airlines cargo plane crash death toll rises to 35, Minister of Health Talantbek Batyraliyev told AKIpress. 

14 ambulance crews, including 56 doctors and psychologists, are working at the crash scene, he said.

The plane crashed into at least 15 homes that were destroyed.

The plane crashed 7:31 am Bishkek time (GMT+6) while landing in the village of Dacha-Suu, Sokuluk district near the Manas International Airport. The cargo plane was arriving from Hong Kong.

 The plane and the crew belonged to the ACT Airlines (operating as MyCargo Airlines). It was wet leased by the Turkish Airlines for its flight 6941

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