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At least 27 people were hurt — including some with broken bones — when turbulence turned an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Bangkok into an airborne earthquake on Monday, according to reports.

“Numerous air pockets one hour before landing led to broken bones, internal and external bleeding,” wrote passenger Evgenia Zibrova, who shot video of the chaotic aftermath.

“Babies are covered in bruises, people lost consciousness. Thanks that we are still alive. Aeroflot, please help these people,” she added.

In the graphic footage, passengers are seen strewn across the aisle, along with a trolley and various debris thrown around in the Boeing 777 cabin during the frightening ordeal.

The Russian airline said the crew was unable to warn passengers of the impending clear-air turbulence, which lacks any visual clues such as clouds, the Telegraph of the UK reported.

“All the injured were sent to a local hospital with injuries of a different kind of severity, mainly fractures and bruises,” said the Russian embassy in the Thai capital.

“The reasons behind the injuries was that some of the passengers had not had their seatbelts fastened.”

Most of the injured — including a 1-year-old child — were Russian. Three others were from Thailand.

Three Russians have undergone operations lasting several hours, the Russian news agency RIA reported, citing a Russian diplomat in Bangkok who said their lives were not in danger.

“The injured suffered multiple fractures,” said Vladimir Sosnov, deputy head of the Russian Consulate in Thailand, the Telegraph reported.

Thailand’s main airport operator told Reuters the plane had landed in Bangkok.

Aeroflot operates two flights a day from Moscow to Bangkok. Thailand is a top destination for Russian tourists who want to relax in the country’s beach resorts.

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