Plane carrying 72 passengers and 9 crew has crashed in Colombia

[gregjrichards]

Breaking news LAMIA Airlines flight LMI2933 has crashed 72 passengers and 9 crew on board.

"A plane carrying 72 passengers including a Brazilian football team has crashed in Colombia.

Brazilian side Chapecoense were on their way from Bolivia to Medellin International Airport in Colombia to play in the Copa Sudamerica final when the plane came down.

There were 72 passengers and nine crew on board, Colombian aviation officials said.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ashes-Colombia-reports-say.html#ixzz4RNRPLFKs

Emergency services are on their way to the crash site.

Update

"The plane reportedly crashed due to lack of fuel at around 10.15pm local time.

It is thought to have come down in Cerro Gordo in the municipality of La Union, according to Mi Oriente.

There have reportedly been a number of fatalities although an exact number is as yet unknown.

At least 10 people have been injured and are being evacuated from the scene, the commander of La Union fire department said, according to the website."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/plane-carrying-brazilian-football-team-9355287

Photo of wreckage at Daily Mirror link.

 

[Hatfield]

Oh boy. Another plane going down.

At least there sounds like at least some survivors.

News sites just picking up the story.

 

[gregjrichards]

25 people believed to have died at present. 15 injured at present. 8 confirmed survivors. Plane believed to have halved in two on impact.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/live-chapecoense-plane-crash-colombia-9355318

 

[symbah]

Thank you Greg.
Conflicting reports as to the cause.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...football-team-brazil-crashes-colombia-latest/

Aviation authorities said the British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane, operated by a Bolivian charter airline named Lamia, declared an emergency at 10 pm Monday (0300 GMT) due to an electrical failure.

 

[Jax49]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38140981

Poor weather has meant that the crash site, in a mountainous area, is only accessible by land.
However, there was no fire on impact, which has given rescuers hope that more survivors may be found.

 

[gregjrichards]

Unconfirmed reports from police chief that 75 people are feared dead and there are no other survivors other than those already rescued

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/live-chapecoense-plane-crash-colombia-9355318

 

[Jax49]

Apologies if already posted; includes video from inside plane before crash.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/brazil-plane-crash-football-columbia--9355906

 

[gregjrichards]

CNN now reporting 76 people dead.

Daily Mirror now reporting - The Aeronautica Civil agency has now stated that only three people are definitely alive

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/live-chapecoense-plane-crash-colombia-9355318

Terrible tragedy my thoughts and prayers are with the families of the passengers and crew who have died and with the five people injured. What a tragic year 2016 has been.

 

[FindHG]

http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-colombia-plane-crash-20161128-story.html

"The team, from the small city of Chapeco, was in the middle of a fairy tale season. It joined Brazil's first division in 2014 for the first time since the 1970s and made it last week to the Copa Sudamericana finals — the equivalent of the UEFA Europa League tournament — after defeating two of Argentina's fiercest squads, San Lorenzo and Independiente, as well as Colombia's Junior.

The team is so modest that its 22,000-seat arena was ruled by tournament organizers too small to host the final match, which was instead moved to a stadium 300 miles to the north in the city of Curitiba.

"Chapecoense was the biggest source of happiness in the town," the club's vice-president, Ivan Tozzo, told Brazil's SporTV. "Many in the town are crying.""


[video=youtube;54ne_1t5wsg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ne_1t5wsg[/video]

Chapecoense vs San Lorenzo from four days ago.

 

[gregjrichards]

http://www.jacdec.de/2016/11/29/2016-11-28-lamia-avro-rj-85-crashed-near-medellin-with-81-on-board/

There is discussion online that the plane would not have been able to complete its journey with the number of passengers on the flight and would have run out of fuel.

 

[gregjrichards]

Just confirmed 6th survivor found - authorities have confirmed that there is a sixth survivor of the plane crash, 31 year old footballer Helio Hermito Zampier

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/live-chapecoense-plane-crash-colombia-9355318

 

[gia2]

Reports are now saying that player Danilo, who was taken to hospital alive, has since died (from the Mirror link above).
Absolutely awful loss of life but incredible that there were any survivors. I hope they all survive and make fast and full recoveries.

Rumors that the pilot dumped fuel to prevent fire when he knew they were going to crash.

 

[Jax49]

http://www.stltoday.com/news/your-d...ion_6f9e1fef-8ffe-515b-95b4-b0b8d09a5900.html

Daylight photos of crash site. RIP.

 

[dotr]

A plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team heading for the biggest game in its history crashed in Colombia on Tuesday, killing more than 70 of the 81 people aboard.

Colombia's civil aviation agency said early Tuesday at least six people have survived the crash, up from initial reports that only five had survived. The death toll varied overnight because of confusion amid the emergency.
Colombian authorities said early Tuesday that three players with Chapecoense, a team from from Brazil's top league, were among the survivors. Two crew members and a reporter also survived.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brazil-colombia-plane-crash-chapecoense-1.3872171
rbbm

 

[dotr]

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/...rom-plane-carrying-brazilian-soccer-team.html

Brazil's Chapecoense players pose for pictures during a 2016 Copa Sudamericana match in Chapeco, Brazil, on Nov. 24, 2016. A plane carrying 81 people, including members of the team, crashed late Monday near the Colombian city of Medellin. (NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

 

[gregjrichards]

It's a miracle there were any survivors. The loss of life is horrendous. The crash site reminds me of the horrific Germanwings tragedy.

I wonder where the survivors were located on the plane. They say the back of a plane is safer in a crash but it looks as if the back has been totally destroyed. It's horrendous seeing the photos of the players on the plane and at the airport knowing nearly all the people are now dead just a few hours later.

 

[Tulessa]

Breaking news LAMIA Airlines flight LMI2933 has crashed 72 passengers and 9 crew on board.

"A plane carrying 72 passengers including a Brazilian football team has crashed in Colombia.

Brazilian side Chapecoense were on their way from Bolivia to Medellin International Airport in Colombia to play in the Copa Sudamerica final when the plane came down.

There were 72 passengers and nine crew on board, Colombian aviation officials said.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ashes-Colombia-reports-say.html#ixzz4RNRPLFKs

Emergency services are on their way to the crash site.

Update

"The plane reportedly crashed due to lack of fuel at around 10.15pm local time.

It is thought to have come down in Cerro Gordo in the municipality of La Union, according to Mi Oriente.

There have reportedly been a number of fatalities although an exact number is as yet unknown.

At least 10 people have been injured and are being evacuated from the scene, the commander of La Union fire department said, according to the website."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/plane-carrying-brazilian-football-team-9355287

Photo of wreckage at Daily Mirror link.

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Due to lack of fuel? Seriously?

 

[skibaboo]

Anfield, for tonight's game



Heartbreaking, football family.

Chapecoense we mourn with you

#ForçaChape YNWA

 

[gregjrichards]

Due to lack of fuel? Seriously?

Hi Tulessa this was mentioned earlier but the pilots reported electrical failure on board to the airport not long before the crash. Other more recent reports are saying the plane was dumping fuel to make an emergency landing. So the cause of the crash will need to be thoroughly investigated to be certain of what happened. Nobody knows for sure yet. There was adverse weather terrible thunderstorms nearby too at the time of the crash which won't have helped matters. At least terrorism has been ruled extremely unlikely by officials.

 

[gregjrichards]

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Anfield, for tonight's game

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Heartbreaking, football family.

Chapecoense we mourn with you

#ForçaChape YNWA

Thank you for posting this it is a lovely gesture. It has been great to see football clubs and fans around the world unite and offer their condolences.