12 passengers, 2 crew members killed as plane crashes in Brazil's Amazon
1 year, 3 months ago

12 passengers, 2 crew members killed as plane crashes in Brazil's Amazon

India Today  

A plane crash in Brazil's northern Amazon state on Saturday has left 14 dead, the state's governor said. The accident took place in the Barcelos province, some 400 km from the state capital, Manaus. "I deeply regret the death of the 12 passengers and two crew members who were victims of the plane crash in Barcelos on Saturday," said Wilson Lima, Governor of Amazonas state on X, formerly known as Twitter. "We count on respect for the privacy of those involved at this difficult time and will be available to provide all necessary information and updates as the investigation progresses," the statement said.

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236 deaths, 6 horrific crashes: December a dark month for aviation industry
1 week, 5 days ago

236 deaths, 6 horrific crashes: December a dark month for aviation industry

Hindustan Times  

A string of deadly plane crashes in December has left dozens dead and raised questions about safety protocols and equipment failures in the aviation industry. The most devastating incident occurred on Sunday when a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan Airport in South Korea. Azerbaijan Airlines crash On December 25, an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190AR crashed near Aktau Airport …

10 Family Members Dead After Brazilian Plane Crashes Into Buildings
2 weeks, 5 days ago

10 Family Members Dead After Brazilian Plane Crashes Into Buildings

ABP News  

A small plane crashed into the southern Brazilian city of Gramado, killing all 10 passengers on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground on Sunday. The Governor of Rio Grande do Sul Eduardo Leite said earlier that two of those injured in the crash “seem to be in serious condition due to burns.” According to the …

Brazil plane crash: At least 10 killed; several people on ground injured
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Brazil plane crash: At least 10 killed; several people on ground injured

The Hindu  

A small plane crashed into a Brazilian town that's popular with tourists on Sunday, killing all 10 passengers on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, Brazil's Civil Defence Agency said. Local media reported that the plane was piloted by Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, a Brazilian businessman who was travelling with his family to Sao Paulo State. …

Brazil plane crash kills at least 10, aircraft collides with buildings, leaving over a dozen injured
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Brazil plane crash kills at least 10, aircraft collides with buildings, leaving over a dozen injured

Live Mint  

At least 10 people were killed when a small plane crashed into the southern Brazilian city of Gramado on Sunday, CNN reported. The aircraft collided with several buildings, causing widespread damage and leaving over a dozen people injured, according to official Brazilian authorities. The Civil Defence of Rio Grande do Sul confirmed that at least 17 people were injured in …

Small plane crashes in Brazil's Gramado, kills at least 10 people
Top News
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Small plane crashes in Brazil's Gramado, kills at least 10 people

India Today  

A small plane crashed into a Brazilian town that’s popular with tourists on Sunday, killing all 10 passengers on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, Brazil’s Civil Defense Agency said. Local media reported that the plane was piloted by Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, a Brazilian businessman who was travelling with his family to Sao Paulo State. …

Small plane crashes into Brazil town popular with tourists, killing 10
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Small plane crashes into Brazil town popular with tourists, killing 10

Al Jazeera  

Twin-engine plane crashed in largely residential neighborhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff, authorities say. A small plane has crashed into a tourist hotspot in southern Brazil, killing all 10 people on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, officials have said. The twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 hit the chimney of a home and the second floor of …

Brazil: Aircraft piloted by Brazilian businessman crashes in tourist city; 10 dead
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Brazil: Aircraft piloted by Brazilian businessman crashes in tourist city; 10 dead

Hindustan Times  

A small aircraft crashed into shops in the tourist city of Gramado in southern Brazil, killing all 10 passengers on board, reports said on Sunday. Brazil's Civil Defense Agency said the plane hit the chimney of a home and then the second floor of a building before crashing into a mobile phone shop in a largely residential neighborhood of Gramado. …

Nine killed as small plane crashes into shop in tourist city of Gramado in Brazil
Trending News
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Nine killed as small plane crashes into shop in tourist city of Gramado in Brazil

New Indian Express  

SAO PAULO: At least nine people died when a small plane crashed on Sunday morning in Gramado, in southern Brazil, authorities said, slamming into a commercial area of the tourist city. The aircraft crashed into the chimney of a building, struck the second floor of a house and then "fell on a furniture store," the Rio Grande do Sul state …

Gramado, Brazil: Small plane crashes into city, killing all 10 people on board
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Gramado, Brazil: Small plane crashes into city, killing all 10 people on board

CNN  

CNN — A small plane has crashed into an urban center in the southern Brazilian city of Gramado, killing all 10 people on board and injuring over a dozen more on the ground, according to Brazilian authorities. The civil defense for Rio Grande do Sul, the region where Gramado is located, says at least 17 people were injured. Leite had …

Brazil forms committee to oversee probe into plane crash that killed 62
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil forms committee to oversee probe into plane crash that killed 62

Al Jazeera  

Panel expected to call on several key figures in bid to prevent repeat of deadly crash north of Sao Paulo. Brazil’s Congress has announced the formation of a committee to oversee an investigation into a plane crash earlier this month that killed 62 people. Lower House Speaker Arthur Lira authorised the installation of a 37-person committee last week, tasked with …

Brazil’s air force flies the remains of 3 victims of last week’s plane crash to their families
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Brazil’s air force flies the remains of 3 victims of last week’s plane crash to their families

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — A Brazilian air force plane on Tuesday carried the remains of three of the 62 people killed in last week’s plane crash to a small, distraught city in the country’s south where they were to be handed over to their families for burial. Forensics experts have so far identified 45 of the victims and authorized that the …

Brazil's air force flies the remains of 3 victims of last week's plane crash to their families
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Brazil's air force flies the remains of 3 victims of last week's plane crash to their families

The Independent  

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Brazil buries pilot who died in plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Brazil buries pilot who died in plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause

The Hindu  

The pilot of the plane that crashed down in Brazil last week was buried Monday in Sao Paulo, becoming the first person laid to rest among the 62 victims, as authorities continue working to determine what exactly caused the accident. A hearse bearing the casket of Danilo Santos Romano rolled through the streets of Penha, a working class neighbourhood of …

Brazil buries pilot who died in plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Brazil buries pilot who died in plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — The pilot of the plane that crashed down in Brazil last week was buried Monday in Sao Paulo, becoming the first person laid to rest among the 62 victims, as authorities continue working to determine what exactly caused the accident. A hearse bearing the casket of Danilo Santos Romano rolled through the streets of Penha, a working …

Burials begin for victims of Brazil plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Burials begin for victims of Brazil plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause

The Independent  

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Families of Brazilian plane crash victims gather in Sao Paulo as French experts join investigation
5 months ago

Families of Brazilian plane crash victims gather in Sao Paulo as French experts join investigation

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — More than 40 families of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil gathered Sunday at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo as three French government investigators arrived in the country. Sao Paulo state government said the two engines of the plane were removed from the crash site Sunday evening, more than two days after the accident. …

Remains of all 62 Brazil plane crash victims retrieved from wreckage
5 months ago

Remains of all 62 Brazil plane crash victims retrieved from wreckage

ABC  

Brazilian rescue teams retrieved the remains of all 62 passengers from the wreckage of a plane crash in São Paulo state on Saturday, as families started gathering in the metropolis to identify and bury their loved ones. The São Paulo state government said in a statement that rescue operations finished at 6:30pm local time, with forensics experts identifying the bodies …

Brazil plane crash: Girl, 3, and boy, 4, confirmed dead as rescuers retrieve bodies
5 months ago

Brazil plane crash: Girl, 3, and boy, 4, confirmed dead as rescuers retrieve bodies

CNN  

CNN — All 62 bodies have been recovered from the site of the deadly plane crash outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, according to the state government. The passenger plane crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, killing everyone on board after dropping 17,000 feet in just one minute – but it is not yet clear why. Sao Paulo fire …

Rescuers retrieve remains of all 62 passengers in Brazil plane crash. Families gather in Sao Paulo
5 months ago

Rescuers retrieve remains of all 62 passengers in Brazil plane crash. Families gather in Sao Paulo

Associated Press  

VINHEDO, Brazil — Brazilian rescue teams Saturday retrieved the remains of all 62 passengers from the wreckage of a plane crash in Sao Paulo state as families started gathering in the metropolis to identify and bury their loved ones. Local airline Voepass’ plane, an ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop, was headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport in Guarulhos with 58 passengers …

Plane crash in Brazil kills all 61 people on board, local officials say
5 months ago

Plane crash in Brazil kills all 61 people on board, local officials say

ABC  

A turboprop plane carrying 61 people has crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil, killing all on board, local officials near the crash site said. "I have to be the bearer of really bad news," said President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaking at an event shortly after the crash on Friday, local time. Airline Voepass said the plane, which had …

Passenger plane crashes in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, all 61 aboard killed
5 months ago

Passenger plane crashes in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, all 61 aboard killed

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-10 02:53 Authorities operate at the site of a turboprop plane crash where all passengers and crew on board died, in Vinhedo, Brazil August 9, 2024. SAO PAULO -- A passenger plane crashed in the interior of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Friday, killing all 61 aboard, the airline company Voepass confirmed. The plane of …

Brazil: All 61 aboard confirmed dead in Sao Paulo plane crash, President declares three-day mourning
5 months ago

Brazil: All 61 aboard confirmed dead in Sao Paulo plane crash, President declares three-day mourning

India TV News  

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Saturday declared a three-day state of mourning after a tragic plane crash in the São Paulo region claimed 61 lives the previous night. "In memory of the 61 victims of the tragic accident in Vinhedo, we have declared three days of official mourning in the country," President Lula said. About the Plane …

Brazil plane crash: 61 people on board aircraft, airline says
5 months ago

Brazil plane crash: 61 people on board aircraft, airline says

The Independent  

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Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil's Sao Paulo state
5 months ago

Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil's Sao Paulo state

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A plane with 62 people …

Passenger plane crashes in Brazil in terrifying video, all 62 on board killed
5 months ago

Passenger plane crashes in Brazil in terrifying video, all 62 on board killed

Hindustan Times  

A horrifying video has captured the moment a plane crashed in Vinhedo, Brazil. The plane crashed near a highway close to Sao Paulo city centre. Sao Paulo's state fire brigade has reportedly confirmed on social media that a plane crashed in Vinhedo. Voepass Flight 2283 was on its way to Sao Paulo, Brazil from Cascavel, Brazil, per FlightAware. Valinhos City …

Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says
5 months ago

Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says

Associated Press  

VINHEDO, Brazil — A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all 61 people aboard and leaving a smoldering wreck, officials and the airline said. The airline Voepass said that its plane, an ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop, was headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport Guarulhos with 57 passengers and 4 crew members …

A passenger airplane crashed in southeastern Brazil, killing all 61 on board
5 months ago

A passenger airplane crashed in southeastern Brazil, killing all 61 on board

NPR  

A passenger airplane crashed in southeastern Brazil, killing all 61 on board A passenger plane carrying four crew members and 57 passengers crashed in a residential area outside São Paulo. AILSA CHANG, HOST: A passenger airplane in southeastern Brazil crashed this afternoon, sparking a fire in a residential area outside Sao Paulo. CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE: The flight took off a …

Plane crashes in Brazil’s São Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says
5 months ago

Plane crashes in Brazil’s São Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says

LA Times  

This frame grab from video shows fire coming from a plane that crashed by a home in Vinhedo, São Paulo state, Brazil, on Friday. A passenger plane with 61 people aboard crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s São Paulo state Friday, killing all aboard and leaving a smoldering wreck, officials and the airline said. Officials gave no immediate …

Brazil: Passenger plane carrying 62 people crashes in Sao Paulo state, all feared dead | VIDEO
5 months ago

Brazil: Passenger plane carrying 62 people crashes in Sao Paulo state, all feared dead | VIDEO

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, a plane carrying 62 people crashed followed by a large plume of black smoke in a residential area of Brazil's Sao Paulo state on Friday. The airline VoePass confirmed the incident, stating that the aircraft was en route to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport. Brazilian media showed footage of a large area on fire and smoke …

Brazilian passenger plane crash outside São Paulo kills 62
5 months ago

Brazilian passenger plane crash outside São Paulo kills 62

CNN  

Vinhedo, Brazil CNN — A passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, killing everyone on board. “We are waiting for access to all communications between the pilot and the control tower to have a broader understanding of what happened.” Busch said the plane had two black boxes – devices that store flight data which are …

14 killed after aircraft carrying US tourists crashes in Brazil
1 year, 3 months ago

14 killed after aircraft carrying US tourists crashes in Brazil

Hindustan Times  

A plane crash in Brazil's northern Amazon state on Saturday has left 14 dead, the state's governor said. Some Brazilian media outlets reported that U.S. citizens were among those killed. "I deeply regret the death of the 12 passengers and two crew members who were victims of the plane crash in Barcelos on Saturday," said Wilson Lima, Governor of Amazonas …

Pilot who survived being stranded in Amazon for 13 days is killed in second plane crash
1 year, 4 months ago

Pilot who survived being stranded in Amazon for 13 days is killed in second plane crash

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A pilot who made …

Amazon plane crash: How children who were lost for 40 days survived
1 year, 7 months ago

Amazon plane crash: How children who were lost for 40 days survived

Hindustan Times  

Four siblings who had been missing for around 40 days since May 1 in the Colombian Amazon rainforest after surviving a small plane crash, were reunited with their family on Saturday. The children - members of the Huitoto people aged 13, nine, four, and an 11-month-old baby - were transported by army medical plane to a military hospital in Bogota, …

4 children survived plane crash, found alive in Colombian Amazon after 40 days
1 year, 7 months ago

4 children survived plane crash, found alive in Colombian Amazon after 40 days

Hindustan Times  

Colombian President Gustavo Pedro on Saturday said four children who survived a plane crash last month have been found alive in the country's Amazon rainforest after five weeks of an intense search operation. Soldiers and Indigenous men pose for a photo with the four Indigenous brothers who were missing after a deadly plane crash, in the Solano jungle, Caqueta state, …

Brazil reaches 150,000 deaths from COVID-19 milestone
4 years, 2 months ago

Brazil reaches 150,000 deaths from COVID-19 milestone

Live Mint  

Brazil’s count of COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 on Saturday night, despite signs the pandemic is slowly retreating in Latin America's largest nation. The 58-year-old postman had no prior illness and battled COVID-19 for seven days in a public hospital in Manaus, Brazil’s largest city in the Amazon. I don’t believe that we will ever be able to totally overcome this.” …

Violence in multiple Brazil prisons leave over 55 dead: official
5 years, 7 months ago

Violence in multiple Brazil prisons leave over 55 dead: official

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say the prisoners found dead in the Amazonas state showed signs of asphyxia and stab wounds. More than 55 inmates have been found dead over the last two days in separate prisons in northern Brazil, authorities said on Monday. The Amazonas state prison agency said the prisoners found dead on Monday all showed signs of asphyxia. Later on Monday, …

157 dead as jet crashes in Ethiopia
5 years, 10 months ago

157 dead as jet crashes in Ethiopia

Deccan Chronicle  

Bishoftu: A Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 crashed six minutes after an early-morning takeoff from Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing all 149 passengers, including four Indians, and eight crew on board, Ethiopian Airlines said. People holding passports from 32 countries and the UN were on board the plane which ploughed into a field just 60 km southeast of Addis Ababa, the carrier’s …

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