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Flydubai plane crashes in southern Russia, 62 dead

Plane, which took off from Dubai, crashed after a warning of heavy rain and strong wind.

By :  sadhguru jaggi vasudev
Update: 2016-03-19 06:33 GMT
All 62 people on board a flight from Dubai were killed when the plane crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don, in southern Russia, Saturday morning, a local official said.
Experts have found the cockpit conversation recorder and are continuing the search for another one which records parameters of the flight.
Two Indians are also among sixty-two people killed. The names of the Indians in the list put out by Russian authorities are: Anju Kathirvel Aiyappan and Mohan Shyam.
The crash's cause wasn't immediately known, but officials suggested it could have been caused by a gust of wind. (Photo: AP)
Russian emergency fire trucks are seen among the wreckage of a crashed plane at the Rostov-on-Don airport.
Relatives of the plane crash victims comfort each other at the Rostov-on-Don airport.
A relative of the plane crash victim sobs as he is comforted by other relatives at the Rostov-on-Don airport.
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry employee, right, escorts a group of relatives of the plane crash victims at the Rostov-on-Don airport.
\"We are doing all we can to gather information as quickly as possible. At this moment our thoughts and prayers are with our passengers and our crew who were on board the aircraft,\" the airline said.
The accident happened at 0620 IST according to an official statement from the emergencies ministry.
There were 55 passengers and six crew members on the plane, the official added
All 61 people on board a flight from Dubai were killed when the plane crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don, in southern Russia, Saturday morning, a local official said.
Plane, which took off from Dubai, crashed after a warning of heavy rain and strong wind.

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