Tehran, Jan 10 (DPA) At least 10 people have survived a plane crash Sunday near Orumieh in the Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran, the Iranian Health Ministry has reported.

The ministry told the ISNA news agency that at least 10 survivors were transferred to regional hospitals and that there are initial reports that the number of survivors may even reach 60.

The ministry also corrected the number of the passengers and crew members and said that 100 people, not 105, were on board. That figure included 92 passengers eight crew members.

There are no reports yet available on any foreign passengers on board.

Although all passengers were initially feared dead, a local medical official told Fars new agency earlier that at least 50 people survived the crash and left the plane.

Aid teams from the Red Crescent have rushed to the site, but heavy snow has hampered the work of aid teams, the official said.

All hospitals in the provincial capital of Orumieh are prepared to take on those injured in the crash, the official added.

According to ISNA, the plane was a Boeing 727 belonging to the national state-airline Iran Air.

It apparently crashed into a valley near Orumieh due to bad weather and heavy fog.

Ronaldo and Kaka guide Real Madrid to comeback win 

Madrid, Jan 10 (DPA) Real Madrid stayed just two points behind Spanish leaders Barcelona with a 4-2 comeback defeat of third-placed Villarreal Sunday.

Real's heroes were Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka. The Portuguese hitman scored an impressive hat-trick, Kaka came on with the score 2-2 and guided the whites to victory.

Real now have 47 points from 18 games, two less than Barca, who thrashed Deportivo Coruna 4-0 away Saturday.

Villarreal twice went ahead in the first half, but in the second half were pushed back by Real's smash-and-grab football. The win confirms that this will be another two-horse race for La Liga, because Villarreal are now 11 points behind Real.

Cani gave the yellows the lead after seven minutes after taking a pass from Guiseppe Rossi. Ronaldo immediately levelled for the hosts after being set up by Mesut Oezil.

Ruben Marco made it 2-1 for Villarreal with a cool finish after being played through by Bruno Soriano, only for Ronaldo to equalize for a second time by heading in a free-kick from Xabi Alonso.

The hosts dominated the second half with their intimidating, direct style, and Villarreal keeper Diego Lopez had to make several sharp saves.

Kaka, back after five months out, came off the bench and set up Ronaldo to clinch his hat-trick, 11 minutes from time. The Portuguese hitman now has 22 goals to his name, four more than Barca's Lionel Messi.

Three minutes later, with Villarreal looking resigned to their fate, Ronaldo set up Kaka to make it 4-2, with his first goal of the season.

Earlier Sunday, surprise package Espanyol had moved up to joint fourth with a 4-0 thrashing of bottom team Zaragoza.

Espanyol now have 31 points from 18 games and are level with Valencia, who are away to local rivals Levante later Sunday.

Pablo Osvaldo gave Espanyol the lead after just eight minutes, by heading in a centre from promising left-back Didac.

In the 31st minute veteran Luis Garcia made it 2-0 from the penalty spot after Jose Callejon had been pulled down in the box. And just three minutes later, Alvaro Vazquez added a third after being set up by Luis Garcia.

Former Spain striker Sergio Garcia completed the rout three minutes from time, with Luis Garcia again the provider.

Zaragoza are now joint bottom with Almeria and Sporting Gijon, all three of them on 13 points.

Gijon battled out a 1-1 draw away to Racing Santander thanks to a last-gasp equaliser from Diego Castro, Almeria crashed 4-1 away to Mallorca.

Sunday's other early game was a 0-0 draw between Osasuna and Getafe.

Sunday's late game will be the local derby between Levante and Valencia.