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Over 100 killed after plane ‘struck power line’ & crashed on return to Cuba airport (VIDEO) Over 100 killed in Havana airport crash after plane ‘struck power line’ (VIDEO)
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A Boeing 737 has crashed in Cuba after striking a power line while returning to a Havana airport after takeoff, according to local media. Only three people of the reported 110 on board survived, and are fighting for their lives. More than 100 people died and two others are fighting for their lives after a Boeing 737 leased by a Cuban state airline crashed after takeoff, reportedly while making a U-turn to an airport in Havana.
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The aircraft was heading to Holguin in eastern Cuba from the nation’s capital, and crashed shortly after takeoff. While the cause of the fatal incident remains unclear, state media are reporting, citing eyewitnesses, that the plane tried to make it back to the airport after ascending. The plane was being leased by Cubana de Aviación airline from a small Mexican airline called Damojh, or Global. During the landing, the Boeing 737 reportedly hit a power line. The aircraft was carrying 110 passengers and crew, and was heading to Holguin in eastern Cuba from the nation’s capital. It crashed shortly after takeoff, killing almost everyone on board. While the cause of the fatal incident remains unclear, eyewitnesses said that the plane tried to return to the airport after ascending and apparently hit a power line.
Emergency services rushed to the scene within minutes of the crash. Footage from the crash site obtained by RT’s Ruptly video agency showed rescue workers and medics being helped by locals to carry one of the passengers on a stretcher towards an emergency vehicle.Emergency services rushed to the scene within minutes of the crash. Footage from the crash site obtained by RT’s Ruptly video agency showed rescue workers and medics being helped by locals to carry one of the passengers on a stretcher towards an emergency vehicle.
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Four people were pulled out alive from the wreckage, but one of them, a man, died on the way to hospital. The other three, all female, remain in a critical condition. Only four people were pulled out alive from the wreckage, but one of them, a man, died on the way to hospital. Another woman reportedly later succumbed to her injuries, while two more female survivors remain in a critical condition at the Calixto Garcia hospital.
“It has been confirmed that the majority of passengers on the plane were Cuban,” Granma, the official newspaper of the Cuban Communist Party, said, noting that the crew members were foreigners.
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“It has been confirmed that the majority of passengers on the plane were Cuban,” Granma, the official newspaper of the Cuban Communist Party, said, noting that five crew members were foreigners. Earlier, the Mexican Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that the Boeing 737-200 series was owned by Damojh airlines and was nearly 30 years old, and that five crew members of the plane were all Mexican nationals. It was not immediately clear how many foreigners were among the passengers. Argentina's Foreign Ministry said two of the country’s citizens died in the crash.
The 30-year-old Boeing 737, piloted by a Mexican crew, was being leased by the Cubana de Aviación airline from a small Mexican airline called Damojh, or Global. After initial confusion surrounding the number of passengers, Global Air confirmed that a total of 110 people, including 103 passengers, were aboard the B737-200 Boing aircraft, license plate number XA-UHZ. The company said that the aircraft was piloted by Jorge Luis Nunez Santos, with Miguel Ange Arreola Ramirez serving as the first officer.
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