Passengers from plane making rough landing brought to Khabarovsk

KHABAROVSK, August 9 (Itar-Tass) - Sixteen passengers from an An-24
plane that made a rough landing in Blagoveshchensk on Monday were brought
to Khabarovsk, the place of destination, on a reserve plane of IrkutskAERO
carrier overnight to Tuesday.
Several people refused to fly to Khabarovsk and went there by train.
Experts and all people on board the plane say it was a miracle that
there were no casualties. The plane touched down 200 meters away from the
runway and its destructions are beyond repair. Its left wing was torn off,
the right wing was broken and the undercarriage was damaged.
According to the Amur region department of the Russian Ministry for
Emergency Situations, 12 people were seriously injured, including a child.
They were all rushed to hospital. Several people had fractures, but medics
say their lives are not in danger. Psychologists helped the passengers
cope with stress.
The plane performed a flight from Irkutsk to Khabarovsk with stopovers
in Chita and Blagoveshchensk. Preliminary reports said that because of
poor visibility and a strong wind the plane departed from the assigned
trajectory and missed the runway when landing.