GOLD RAIN: Nine tons of gold, platinum and diamonds worth $368 million falls out of plane taking off from Russian airport

A plane with ten tons of gold, platinum and diamonds lost some of its cargo after taking off from Yakutsk airport in Russia. It has been reported the left flap of the cargo hatch was disrupted by the air flow. As the plane gained height, more gold bars rained down. 

The AN-12 cargo plane of Nimbus Airlines hit the problem during takeoff and the treasures fell out of the cargo all over the runway. 

This is not a joke.

Plane loses tons of gold during take off in Russia's Yakutia. pic.twitter.com/HdQqVvXs7a

— Russian Market (@russian_market) March 15, 2018

The plane then dropped some bars of gold as far as 26 kilometres from the airport. The crew landed at Magan airport, some 26 kilometres north-west of Yakutsk. 

Police & secret service personnel sealed off the runway and a vast search is going on. 

Ok. Gold rain drops looked that way on Yakutsk Airport’s runway. Pretty heavy and sonorous... Video by transport police from Whatsapp. pic.twitter.com/YYiO1P6lh7

— Bolot Bochkarev (@yakutia) March 15, 2018

Technical engineers at the Yakutsk airport who prepared the plane for takeoff have been arrested. 

The cargo was reported to be owned by Chukota Mining and Geological company; 75 per cent of the private company's stake is owned by Canadian Kinross Gold.

Теперь рабочие ножками двигают слитки. Оставшиеся и те, которые откопали с поля взлетной полосы! Интересная у людей работа! #Якутия #золото #слитки #Ан12 pic.twitter.com/bB2k4Mnb1O

— ☀️ LEТ0...☀️ (@lET0__) March 15, 2018