Bishkek plane crash death toll rises to 32

The aircraft, on the flight from Istanbul to Bishkek, crashed several kilometers from the Manas airport.

"There were only crew members onboard, we cannot tell you the exact number," the airport’s press service said.

Kyrgyzstan’s Emergencies Ministry said the plane crashed at a dacha community.

"After the crash two houses in the community caught fire. The firefighting effort is underway," the ministry said.

The death toll in the Boeing 747 cargo plane crash near Bishkek’s airport has soared to 32, the republic’s Health Ministry told TASS.

"Another eight people, including six children, were hospitalized from the crash scene in serious condition," the ministry said. At least 28 people have died in the plane crash, according to the latest data.

08:32 (GMT+4) The death toll after a cargo plane crashed near Bishkek has risen up to 30, Sputnik reported.

The death toll after a Turkish cargo plane on a flight from Hong-Kong has crashed near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, has risen up to 30, Kyrgyz Health Ministry reported.

Earlier it has been reported that the plane has crashed during landing approach due to poor weather conditions, crashing on a village near the airport and destroying at least 15 homes.

Kyrgyz Emergency Ministry also reported that there were 4 crew members onboard aircraft, one of them survived.

08:14 (GMT+4) A cargo plane of Turkish airlines en route from Hong Kong crashed while landing in Manas airport in Kyrgyz capital due to poor weather conditions, head of Crisis Management Center's told RIA Novosti.

The plane has crashed in a village, destroying at least 15 homes. According to Kyrgyz government, the catastrophe took lives of at least 20 people, including 6 children.

"According to the preliminary data, 15 houses are ruined, 20 people from them died," a representative of Kyrgyz Emergency Ministry told RIA Novosti.

Kyrgyz Emergency Ministry also reported that there were 4 crew members onboard aircraft, one of them survived.

07:26 (GMT+4) A cargo plane on a flight from Hong-Kong has crashed near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

A cargo plane on a flight from Hong-Kong has crashed near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the coutry's Emergency Ministry reported.

According to the ministry, the flight has belonged to a Turkish company. The plane has crashed during landing approach due to bad weather conditions, the ministry noted, Sputnik reported.

"A cargo plane of Turkish airlines en route from Hong Kong crashed while landing in Manas airport in Kyrgyz capital due to poor weather conditions," head of Crisis Management Center's told RIA Novosti.

According to Kyrgyz government, the catastrophe took lives of at least 16 people.

Kyrgyz Emergency Ministry also reported that there were 4 crew members onboard aircraft, one of them survived.

06:49 (GMT+4) A cargo plane on a flight from Hong-Kong has crashed near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Sputnik reported.

A cargo plane on a flight from Hong-Kong has crashed near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the country's Emergency Ministry reported.

According to the ministry, the flight has belonged to a Turkish company. The plane has crashed during landing approach due to bad weather conditions, the ministry noted.

There are no reports on the casualties yet.