Airplane with 61 people, crashed this Friday, in the Kapela area, in Vinhedo, inland from Sao Paulo, Brazil. There are no survivors, according to the Valinhos city council.
Local authorities had previously reported that there were 62 people on board, but the figure was later revised to 61.
According to Voepass Linhas Aéreas, cited by G1This is a turboprop passenger aircraft model ATR-72, which took off from Cascavel to Guarulhos. This The model can accommodate 68 passengers, according to Anak.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva was speaking at a frigate launch ceremony in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina when he said 62 people on board the plane had died and there were no survivors. “A plane with 58 passengers and four crew members has just crashed in the city of Vinhedo in Sao Paulo, and it looks like everyone is dead.”
Upon receiving the news, the Brazilian head of state also asked those gathered for a “minute of silence in memory of the victims.”
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, sent a message of solidarity and condolences to Lula da Silva, expressing regret for the plane crash in São Paulo that caused many victims. The head of state conveyed fraternal embraces and sympathy for the loss of so many lives.
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