Images showing the scene of a Beriev Be-200 firefighting plane near the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras were released on the Internet.
8 people were on board the amphibious plane.
Beriev Be-200 firefighting plane, leased from Russia, crashed in Kahramanmaraş, it was reported that there were a total of 8 people on the plane, including 6 Russians and 2 Turks. pic.twitter.com/1TCxueoSPc
– Politic Türk (@politicturk) August 14, 2021
Beriev Be-200 firefighting plane, leased from Russia, crashed in Kahramanmaraş, it was reported that there were a total of 8 people on the plane, including 6 Russians and 2 Turks. pic.twitter.com/1TCxueoSPc
– Politic Türk (@politicturk) August 14, 2021
The firefighting plane, which intervened in the forest fire in Kahramanmaraş from the air, crashed. Search and rescue teams were dispatched to the area. It was stated that the plane crashed into the mountain, and there were 7 people in total, 5 foreigners and 2 Turks. pic.twitter.com/h1WiFnsqv8
— Situation (@vaziyetcomtr) August 14, 2021
Likewise, videos were released showing the exact moment of the accident.
Fire extinguisher plane crashed in Kahramanmaraş https://t.co/DhWG1xcPojpic.twitter.com/R5H55LOlAz
— enBursa (@enBursaHaber) August 14, 2021
So far, it is unknown what happened to the crew members of the aircraft, 5 Russians and 3 Turks. Search and rescue teams were dispatched to the scene.
It is an aircraft leased to Russia to fight the massive forest fires that are registered in Turkey. From the Russian Defense Ministry they indicated that the plane crashed when it was preparing to land.
The Russian Ministry reported that it sent a commission to the scene of the accident to investigate the cause of the accident.
