A plane carrying Brazil football team has crashed in Columbia, resulting to casualties.
According to Medellin international airport authorities, the plane was carrying 70 passengers, including at least 23 players. All were on board when it was involved in a serious emergency on its way to the city
The plane was carrying members of the football team Chapecoense from Brazil, who were scheduled to play Copa Sudamerica finals against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday in Medellin.
Medellin’s Mayor Federico Gutierrez said that it is possible there are survivors.
“It’s a tragedy of huge proportions,” Gutierrez told Blu Radio on his way to the site in a mountainous area outside the city where the chartered aircraft is believed to have crashed shortly before midnight local time.
He said ambulances and rescuers were on their way. It is not clear what caused the crash although it appear that the weather was bad in the area.
Chapecoense were on their way to play in the first leg of Copa Sudamericana final against Colombian side Atlético Nacional. The match was scheduled to be played in Medellin on 30 November, with the second leg back in Brazil on 7 December.
The team, based in the city of Chapecó in the state of Santa Catarina, play in Brazil’s top division, Serie A.
