62 dead in FlyDubai crash in Russia — in pictures

This frame grab provided by Rostov-on-Don I General company from black and white CCTV footage shows road and behind line of trees fireball, believed to be a plane on fire, crashes to ground at the Rostov-on-Don airport, about 950 kilometres (600 miles) south of Moscow. Rostov-on-Don I General company via AP

Russian Emergency Ministry employees investigate the wreckage of a crashed plane at the Rostov-on-Don airport, about 950 kilometres (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia. AP Photo

Relatives of passengers who died in a plane crash grieve at Rostov-on-Don airport, Russia. The Boeing-737 was carrying 55 passengers, four of whom were children, and 6 crew members, all of whom who died instantly when the plane crashed some 50 to 100 meters left of the runway, according to airport authorities. Maxim Romanov / EPA

All 62 people on board a flydubai Boeing 737 were killed when the plane crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don, in Southern Russia, on Saturday morning, officials said. The plane was making its second attempt to land in bad weather when it missed the runway, erupting in a huge fireball as it crashed and leaving debris scattered across a wide area.

The plane, which came from Dubai, was making its second attempt to land when it missed the runway, erupting in a huge fireball as it crashed, leaving debris scattered across a wide area. The ministry said more than 700 rescuers and 100 vehicles were combing the area in driving wind and snow where the wreckage was strewn, with investigators confirming one of the plane’s black boxes had been retrieved.

In this photo provided by vk.com/rostovnadonu, Russian emergency fire lorries are seen among the wreckage of a crashed plane at the Rostov-on-Don airport, about 950 kilometres (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia. vk.com/rostovnadonu group via AP

Governor of Rostov region Vassily Golubev talks to the media in a terminal of Rostov-on-Don airport, Russia. A Boeing-737-800 of the United Arab Emirates’ FlyDubai low-cost airliner crash landed on the second approach at in Rostov-on-Don airport. All 62 people on board died. The provisional reason of the crash is bad weather conditions. Maxim Romanov / EPA

Relatives of the plane crash victims comfort each other at the Rostov-on-Don airport, about 950 kilometres (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia. AP Photo

A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry employee, left, tries to comfort a relative of the plane crash victims at the Rostov-on-Don airport, about 950 kilometres (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia. AP Photo

Ghaith Al Ghaith, left, CEO of FlyDubai and James Vile, Senior VP, right, are seen during the media conference at the Government of Dubai Media Office. Satish Kumar / The National

The crash site of the Boeing 737-800 Flight FZ981 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, at the airport of Rostov-On-Don, Russia, in this handout image released by the Russian Emergencies Ministry on March 19, 2016. Reuters / Russian Emergencies Ministry / Handout via Reuters

A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to southern Russia has crashed, killing all 62 people on board.