At least 14 people have died after a passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff from Kazakhstan’s largest city.
Rescue crews rushed to the scene soon after the tragedy and managed to save several others.
At least 17 people including eight children are are being treated in the hospital following a crash.
President of the country, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has pledged to provide families of the victims with compensation.
He added that government will investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
This has happened after similar plane, Bek Air Fokker-100 in March with 116 passengers made an emergency landing at the capital’s international airport after its landing gear failed to deploy
Kazakhstan’s industry ministry said in a statement Friday that the Fokker-100 model would be grounded until the cause of the accident became clear.