NEW : the Defense Ministry office says 1 dead , 77 survivor . NEW : The plane crashed in Mount Fertas , 310 miles from Algeria . Those aboard included women and children , state radio reports . Witnesses say there was a snowstorm in the area .
NEW : Civil Protection office says 77 dead , 1 survivor . NEW : The plane crashed in Mount Fertas , about 310 miles from Algiers . Those aboard included women and children , state radio reports . Witnesses say there was a snowstorm in the area .