A plane
carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has
crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia, officials
say.
Reports say there are six survivors. The plane reported electrical problems.
The chartered aircraft, flying from Bolivia, was carrying members of the Chapecoense football team, airport officials said.
The team was due to play in the final of the Copa Sudamericana, against Medellin team Atletico Nacional.
The first leg of the final of the cup,
South America’s second most important club competition, was scheduled
for Wednesday, but has now been suspended.
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said it was suspending “all activities”.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that at least two members of the team – Alan Ruschel and Danilo – may have survived.
The sports network Telemundo Deportes
tweeted (in Spanish) that Ruschel was in shock but conscious and
talking, and asked to keep his wedding ring and to see his family.
The team, from the southern city of
Chapeco, was promoted to Brazil’s first division in 2014 and reached the
final last week after a victory against Argentina’s San Lorenzo.
Reports say the British Aerospace 146
short-haul plane, operated by Bolivian charter airline Lamia and
carrying 72 passengers and nine crew, crashed in Cerro Gordo in the
municipality of La Union shortly before midnight local time (05:00 GMT).
According to an airport press release, it was reporting an electrical fault to the control tower.
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