When one crashes navy plane At least eight folks have died in southern Colombia. In addition, a minimum of 83 accidents have been registered, together with 14 in vital situation, stated the regional governor, John Gabriel Molina Acosta, after a gathering of the disaster workforce.
The aircraft crashed a couple of minutes after taking off from the airport in Puerto Leguízamo within the Putumayo division close to the border with Peru for causes which can be nonetheless unclear, Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez introduced.
More than 120 folks on board
There have been 114 passengers and 11 crew members on board, stated the commander of the Colombian Air Force, General Carlos Fernando Silva. The destiny of greater than 30 inmates stays unclear. According to the governor, a lot of the inmates have been navy personnel and there have been additionally some cops on board.
Videos shared on social networks confirmed a big cloud of grey smoke and particles on the scene of the accident. Residents and safety forces instantly got down to look after the injured, the radio station Bluradio reported.
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