What's wrong with the plane on the cube? A passenger plane crashed in Cuba: there were about a hundred passengers on board and there were survivors. Victims and victims of the plane crash in Cuba

UPD 23:00 All passengers and crew members of the plane that crashed near the capital of Cuba are foreign citizens. This was reported on the website of the Cuban newspaper Granma. According to her information, there were a total of 105 people on board, including five children. Previously, information was received about 113 passengers and crew members. Meanwhile, several people survived the disaster. However, as Reuters reports, one of them has already died from burns in the hospital. Two more victims remain in hospital in serious condition. The Boeing was leased by Cuban Airlines from a Mexican carrier and was piloted by a foreign crew. The plane was performing domestic flight to the east of Cuba. After takeoff, the ship crashed onto agricultural fields near the first terminal of the airport. Jose Marti.

A local airline's Boeing 737 crashed during takeoff at Havana airport. The number of deaths is still unknown, but Cuban authorities have already warned that we are most likely talking about numerous victims.

For unknown reasons, the plane crashed to the ground almost immediately after takeoff from José Martí Airport in Havana. The aircraft was heading to the city of Holguin in eastern Cuba. The Boeing was leased by Cubana de Aviacion from the Mexican Damojh and was piloted by a foreign crew, writes the Cubadebate portal.

According to various sources, there were 104 or 107 passengers and crew on board. There are survivors of the crash - local residents told The Associated Press that they saw victims being transported in ambulances. They are working at the scene of the tragedy rescue services, the country's leader Miguel Diaz Canel also arrived there.

The Russian Consulate General is finding out whether there were citizens of our country on board the plane.


Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel


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VILNIUS, May 19 - Sputnik. The flight engineer serving the flight that took off earlier from the Boeing 737 that crashed in Cuba suggested that the cause of the disaster could be a technical failure, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Cuban portal Cubadebate.

“13 minutes before it fell, our crew, operating another domestic Cubana flight, flew to the province of Santiago de Cuba. We communicated with them via radio while taxiing to runway… Today [Friday], around 11 a.m., we, members of the two crews, met in the service area of ​​the terminal (Havana airport) to have lunch and exchange a few words before the flight. We will not meet again - apparently due to a technical glitch that occurred in aircraft" said a flight engineer named Joanner.

Boeing 737 crash near Havana

On Friday, a Boeing 737 flying from Havana to Holguin crashed shortly after takeoff. As eyewitnesses told local media, the plane tried to return to the airport, but crashed into power lines.

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According to the Mexican Global Air, from which Cubana de Aviacion leased the plane, had 110 people on board. Among the passengers were five foreigners, two of them citizens of Argentina, the rest were Cubans.

It is noted that the crashed plane was 39 years old, but it had all the necessary permits.

Local media reported four survivors of the plane crash. Three women were taken to hospital in serious condition, the man died on the way.

In connection with the tragedy, the Cuban authorities declared mourning.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite expressed condolences to the people of Cuba. The authorities of Russia, Venezuela, Spain, Mexico, and France also sent condolences.

There were more than a hundred people on board

May 18. An ordinary day in the capital of hot and joyful Cuba was overshadowed by a terrible tragedy. Around noon, a passenger airliner crashed near José Marti Airport, which is located near Havana.

The Sun was one of the first to report the terrible tragedy. According to him, the plane crashed immediately after takeoff at 12:30 local time (the difference with Moscow is nine hours).

As Region Online found out, a terrible tragedy happened to. Many Russians glued themselves to their television screens and began scrolling through news feeds. This is because there could have been tourists on board this plane, including Russian ones.

Chronology of the fall

The Boeing-737-200 airliner, leased from the Mexican company Damojh by the Cubana de Aviacion air carrier, was supposed to take off from international airport Jose Marti at half past one and head to the east of Cuba, to the city of Holguin. It was a domestic flight, but tourists could also fly on it.

Russian citizens could be on board crashed plane, - emphasized the Russian Embassy in Cuba.

This message alarmed the people of our country. The tragedy that occurred in Cuba could no longer pass by the Russians.

According to various sources, there were from 103 to 109 passengers and crew members on board the plane. Immediately after takeoff, the plane began to descend and fell to the ground. Plumes of smoke were visible from Havana itself. It is not surprising, because the crash site was only 30 kilometers from the Cuban capital.

It is noteworthy that the tragedy could have become even worse, because the plane almost fell on the campus. Thus, students from a Cuban school live in close proximity to the crash site.

Numerous photos and images immediately appeared on the network. The footage from the Havana-Holguin plane shows that the scattering of fragments was not very large - the reason for this was that the plane began to fall immediately after takeoff.

Emergency services arrived at the scene. Already from the initial data it was clear that people could survive the plane crash.

What happened after?

Dozens of specialists arrived at the scene of the incident almost instantly, but by that time local residents had also arrived. The photo from the scene of the tragedy shows that a whole crowd had gathered not far from the burning plane. The police had to form a cordon.


Together with the emergency services, Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez also went to the scene of the tragedy. He was the first to report that there were many casualties as a result of the disaster. Then the Russian Embassy in Cuba began checking information about whether there were.

The first versions about the reasons for the fall immediately appeared. Previously, . Journalists found out that the airline operating the flight Havana - Holguin used old planes. Thus, the Boeing that crashed in Cuba operated for about 10 years.

At the same time, information began to emerge that survivors had been found among the wreckage of the Havana-Holguin plane that crashed in Cuba.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing people being taken away in ambulances from the crash site. Information about this was quickly confirmed.


It turned out that as a result of a plane crash. Every effort was made to save them. They were given all the necessary assistance and hospitalized, as eyewitnesses said.

One of the three survivors of the plane crash later died in hospital. At the same time, it became clear that there were at least five children among the dead. The surviving passengers are in serious condition.

Consequences

As a result, more than a hundred people died in a plane crash in Cuba, including several children. The Russian Embassy is still checking information about Russian citizens on board the crashed Havana-Holguin plane. Previously, there were no Russians on the Boeing.

However, the information about the tourists on board was confirmed - there were citizens of Italy and Germany on the plane.

Representatives of the Russian consulate expressed condolences to the families of those killed in this terrible tragedy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin also addressed the Chairman of the Cuban State Council Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and the families of the victims of the plane crash with condolences.

The head of the Russian state conveyed words of sympathy and support to the families and friends of the victims, as well as wishes for a speedy recovery to those who managed to survive this disaster, the Kremlin press service reported.

Coming soon new information about how the Havana-Holguin plane crashed in Cuba. In the meantime, people experiencing the tragedy have to be content with the grains of available information.

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In Cuba, they are investigating the reasons for the crash of the Boeing 737. The night before, it crashed almost immediately after takeoff from Havana airport. At this moment it is known that there were 110 people on board, only three women managed to survive, but they are in extremely serious condition. According to the latest data, there are no Russians among the victims of the plane crash.

These shots were taken in the first seconds after the tragedy. Visitors and staff at José Martí Airport look on in horror as flames and a giant column of smoke rise just a few kilometers from the runway.

“We were checking in when we heard the sound of an explosion. At that moment, the lights in the hall went out, we looked out into the street and saw clouds of black smoke. Then they told us that it was a plane that crashed,” said Brian Oranbueno.

The 39-year-old Boeing 737 that crashed was operated by Cuban national carrier Cubana de Aviación, which leased the plane from Mexico's Global Air. At noon local time, the plane took off from the capital's José Martí airport to the city of Holguin in the east of the country. Minutes later it became known that the Boeing had fallen and crashed in rural areas near the Havana suburb of Santiago de las Vegas.

Eyewitnesses said that immediately after takeoff, the plane turned towards the airport and allegedly began to land, but crashed into a power line support. None of the residential buildings were damaged.

“He was flying low, as if he couldn’t gain altitude. Then he began to turn back. And at that moment, his wing touched the wires and immediately fell to the ground,” said the eyewitness.

According to the latest data, there were 104 passengers on board the plane, including five children, and a crew of six people. Only four managed to survive. However, one of them, a man, subsequently died in hospital. Three more women - with burns and fractures - remain in extremely serious condition.

"We are doing everything possible. Now it’s difficult to say anything more specific - the injuries of the victims are very serious,” said the head physician of the hospital, Carlos Alberto Martinez Blanco.

A few hours after the disaster, it turned out that two Argentine citizens were among the dead. Before this, it was reported that the only foreigners were Mexicans - the crew of the ship.

Our embassy in Havana reported that no Russians were on this flight.

“Immediately after receiving information about the disaster, Russian diplomats went to Havana José Marti Airport. According to the latest data received from official Cuban authorities, there were no Russian citizens on board the plane,” said Nadezhda Sergieva, spokeswoman for the Russian Consulate General in Cuba.

Search work in the area where the Boeing crashed does not stop, despite the onset of darkness. Teams of doctors and rescuers, who, according to eyewitnesses, arrived at the scene just 12 minutes after the tragedy, continue to search for the remains of the victims of the disaster and collect the wreckage of the airliner. At the airport itself, psychologists provide assistance to relatives of the victims who lost their loved ones overnight.

At this point, the most likely cause of the accident is considered technical problem. The Cuban authorities cannot yet report anything more specific - the “black boxes” have not yet been found.

“On behalf of the government and the party, I express my deep condolences to the families and friends of those killed in this terrible disaster. We do whatever is necessary in such situations. Doctors began identifying the remains of the victims, and an investigation into the causes of the incident began. As soon as we can find out something, we will report it,” said the Chairman of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez.

In connection with the tragedy, two days of mourning have been declared in Cuba. The leaders of dozens of countries expressed their condolences to the government and the Cuban people. President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram with words of sympathy and support to the families and friends of the victims and wishes for a speedy recovery to those who survived the disaster.

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A passenger plane crashed in Cuba. There were 104 passengers and six crew members on board.

The cause of the plane crash is still unknown; Cuban authorities have announced the start of an investigation.

There is no official data on casualties yet, but media claim that at least three people survived and are in critical condition.

Cuban authorities declared national mourning in connection with the plane crash.

The Boeing 737 of the Cuban state airline Cubana de Aviacion, taking off from Havana airport, crashed shortly after takeoff. He was heading to the city of Holguin in the east of the island.

The passengers were mostly Cubans, only five were foreign citizens, reported the state portal Cubadebate.

What did you see from the ground?

Eyewitnesses say they saw flames engulf the plane before it crashed.

"We heard an explosion and then saw a huge cloud of black smoke rising from where the plane crashed," said local restaurateur Gilberto Menendez.

Mexico's transport authority said in a statement that a technical problem occurred on board the plane during takeoff.

The American corporation Boeing stated that it is ready to send a group of its experts to Cuba, which is not prohibited by American law. Such a group would work under the guidance of the US Transportation Security Administration and Cuban authorities.

The American embargo imposed under President John F. Kennedy continues to apply to Cuba.

"There was a plane crash. The news is not encouraging, apparently there big number victims,” wrote Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel, who arrived at the scene, on Twitter.

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The plane belonged to Mexico's Aerolineas Damoj and was leased from Cuba's Cubana de Aviacion, the Mexican government said in a statement.

The plane was built in 1979 and had six Mexican crew members on board, including the commander and co-pilot.

Boeing has already stated that it is ready to send a team of specialists to help the Cuban authorities.

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"I saw him take off," supermarket employee José Luis told AFP. "Suddenly he made a turn and began to fall. We were all amazed."

Local radio tweeted that the plane crashed on the road between Havana and Boyeros, 20 kilometers south of the capital.

Last year was named the safest in the history of commercial transportation, according to a study by the Aviation Safety Network - not a single passenger plane crash was recorded.

However, this year there have already been several serious aviation accidents. Last month, a military plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Algeria, killing 257 people.

 

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