AKIPRESS.COM - Dozens of people have been injured when a Malaysia Airlines flight from London to Kuala Lumpur was hit by severe turbulence, as photos emerged showing a cabin strewn with debris and upended meal carts, says The Guardian.

Malaysia’s national carrier, which is still trying to shake the stigma of the double disasters of MH370 and MH17 two years ago, said “some passengers” were hurt aboard MH1 during a rough ride over the Bay of Bengal on Sunday.

“Due to a brief moment of severe turbulence some passengers suffered minor injuries,” it said in a statement.

“A small number of affected passengers and crew have been treated by medical officers.”

Reports in Malaysian newspaper The Star said 34 passengers and six crew members on board the Airbus A380 had been hurt.

Photos uploaded to social media showed aisles littered with meal-service rubbish, pillows and other debris, and state-run Bernama news agency showed a woman being taken from the plane on a stretcher and wearing a neck brace.

“Malaysia Airlines has assisted the 378 passengers and crew onboard MH1 and sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this weather event which was entirely beyond our control,” the company said in the statement late Sunday.