32 killed as Turkish cargo plane crashes into village


A Turkish cargo plane crashed into a village near Kyrgyzstan’ s main airport Monday , killing 32 people and destroying homes after attempting to land in thick fog, authorities said .
The majority of the dead were from the village of Dacha - Suu where the cargo plane hit at around 7 :30 am local time ( 0130 GMT ) , a spokesman for the country ’ s emergency services, Muhammed Svarov , told AFP.
The total number of dead “ could be bigger” Svarov said , adding that authorities had launched a huge search and rescue operation .

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