A airplane carrying 61 folks has crashed exterior the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo, killing all onboard, native officers have stated.
The Brazilian airline Voepass had confirmed on Friday that the airplane crashed northeast of the town of Sao Paulo.
“The corporate regrets to tell that each one 61 folks on board flight 2283 died on the website,” Voepass stated in an announcement. “At the moment, Voepass is prioritising provision of unrestricted help to the victims’ households and successfully collaborating with authorities to find out the causes of the accident.”
The airline stated earlier that 62 folks have been aboard the flight earlier than updating the quantity.
Officers within the city of Valinhos additionally stated there have been no survivors, and just one dwelling in an area residential advanced had been broken within the space the place the airplane fell, however not one of the residents have been harm.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed condolences for the victims’ households earlier on Friday.
“I have to be the bearer of very unhealthy information, and I needed all to face up so we are able to take one minute of silence as a result of a airplane simply fell within the city of Vinhedos in Sao Paulo … and evidently all of them handed,” he stated at an occasion shortly after the crash.
“So I’d prefer to ask for a minute of silence for the victims.”
Supply: Al Jazeera
