The Latest on the airport incident in Dubai 

Emirates says the Boeing 777 involved in an accident on landing at Dubai's main airport had passengers and crew from 20 countries.

The airline says the 300 people onboard included 226 from India, 24 Britons and 11 Emiratis. There were six people each from the United States and Saudi Arabia, five from Turkey and four from Ireland.

Two people each came from Australia, Brazil, Germany, Malaysia and Thailand, and one each from Croatia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon, Philippines, South Africa, Switzerland and Tunisia.

T.P. Seetharam, the Indian ambassador to the UAE, says Indian diplomats have been dispatched to the airport and had met directly with many passengers. He says many are in shock, and that only one person — a crew member — had been taken to the hospital for treatment.

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Passengers evacuated from an Emirates flight say that minutes before the flight crash-landed at Dubai airport, the pilot made an announcement that he needed to make an emergency landing.

Iype Vallikadan, a reporter from Indian newspaper "Mathrubhumi News," says the passengers said the pilot spoke to them as the plane neared Dubai on Wednesday, saying there was a problem with the landing gear and that he would make an emergency landing.

Passengers said the cabin crew opened all the emergency exits of the plane and that all 300 passengers and crew on board the aircraft were evacuated within minutes of the landing.

The paper covers the southern Indian state of Kerala, of which Thiruvananthapuram is the capital. That's the city the flight originated from.

Hundreds of thousands of Kerala residents work in the Gulf countries. The Emirates flight, flying directly from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai, was immensely popular with people from the state.

Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai

DUBAI: An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai's main airport on Wednesday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at the Middle East's busiest airport. Authorities said all passengers were evacuated safely.

Dubai-based Emirates said the accident happened around 12:45 p.m. local time as Flight EK521 was arriving from the southern Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram.

It confirmed there were no fatalities and said "all passengers and crew are accounted for and safe."

The Boeing 777 was carrying 282 passengers and 18 crew members, according to the airline, which had earlier provided a lower figure.

The Dubai government's official media office separately said that all passengers were "evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far."

It said authorities were "dealing with the incident at the moment to ensure safety of all" and that all departures from the airport had been halted until further notice. Emirates predicted there would be a four-hour delay in operations across its network.

"Our main priority at this time is the safety and wellbeing of all involved and full co-operation is being extended to the authorities and emergency services managing the situation," the carrier said.

Video posted online showed black smoke billowing from what looked like an Emirates jetliner lying on its belly on the runway.

Firefighters soon managed to bring the fire under control, with Associated Press journalists at the airport reporting that the charred fuselage of the plane appeared to no longer be burning. The top of the aircraft was scorched brown from near the cockpit back to its tail. Several yellow fire trucks surrounded the plane.

Dubai resident Girisankal Gangadhakan said his wife called him after the plane landed to tell him that she and their three children onboard had been involved in an accident but were safe.

"I was shocked when I heard about that," he said.

The Boeing 777 departed Thiruvananthapuram at 10:19 a.m. and was scheduled to land at 12:50 p.m. local time, according to Emirates.

Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Many blue-collar migrant workers employed in the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations come from Kerala, which is a popular beachside tourist destination.

Officials from the airline and Dubai International Airport declined to immediately provide further details when reached by phone.

Dubai International is by far the Mideast's busiest airport, and is the world's busiest air hub in terms of international passenger traffic. Government-backed Emirates is the region's biggest carrier, and operates the world's largest airline fleet of the wide-body 777 long-haul aircraft.

DUBAI: Emirates says no fatalities in Dubai accident, raises number onboard plane that crash-landed to 282 passengers, 18 crew.

Emirates can confirm that there were 282 passengers and 18 crew on board. #EK521

— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016

We are expecting a 4-hour network wide delay, more information will be available on the Emirates website and social media channels. #EK521

— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016

Emirates airliner with 275 onboard crash lands in Dubai

DUBAI: Dubai media office confirms emergency teams activated amid Dubai airport incident, all passengers, crew safely evacuated.

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Emirates says accident has happened

DUBAI: The Mideast's biggest airline, Emirates, is confirming that a flight from India with 275 passengers on board was involved in an accident at Dubai's main airport.

It gave no details on the fate of those onboard Flight EK521 from the southern Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.

Video posted online shows black smoke billowing from what looked like an Emirates jetliner lying on its belly on the runway.

Dubai-based Emirates says its "main priority now is the safety and well-being of all involved."

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Emirates says an ‘incident’ has happened at Dubai airport

DUBAI: The Mideast's biggest airline, Emirates, said "an incident" happened at Dubai's main airport on Wednesday, and social media users reported smoke from a plane at the scene.

Dubai-based Emirates said the incident happened at 12:45 p.m. local time (845 GMT). Images posted to social media showed black smoke billowing at the airport.

The Dubai government's official media office said on Twitter that all passengers were "evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far." It said authorities are "dealing with the incident at the moment to ensure safety of all."

The flight originated form Thiruvananthapuram in southern India.

Officials from the airline and Dubai International Airport declined to immediately provide further details when reached by phone.

Dubai International is by far the Mideast's busiest airport, and is the world's busiest air hub in terms of international passenger traffic.

Here are some posts from Twitter:

More shocking photos of this #Emirates 777 involved in what Dubai government are calling a "crash landing" #dubai pic.twitter.com/DDtaRof5ep

— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) August 3, 2016

Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport on 3rd August 2016 at about 12.45pm local time.

— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016

We can confirm flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai International.

— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016

There were 275 passengers and crew on board. Our main priority now is the safety and well-being of all involved.

— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016

We are extending full co-operation to authorities & emergency services managing the situation. #EK521

— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016

We will update the Emirates website & social media channels as more information becomes available. #EK521

— Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016