A plane carrying more than 80 people, including members of the Brazilian football team Chapecoense, has crashed in Colombia according to authorities. Brazilian team Chapecoense on board plane that crashed over Colombia – latest Read moreMedellin international airport has confirmed that a charter aircraft was involved in a serious emergency on its way to the city. In a statement, the management and emergency team at José Maria Córdova airport in Rio Negro, Colombia, said there had been some survivors. Local media reported that the plane was carrying members of the football team Chapecoense from Brazil - a fact later confirmed by airport authorities. “At the moment we know that the disaster happened in Cerro Gordo the municipality of La Unión and that there were 72 passengers and nine crew aboard, including the football team Chapocoense Real.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2016 05:41 UTC