{"id":16073,"date":"2016-11-29T10:55:17","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T10:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=16073"},"modified":"2016-11-29T10:58:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T10:58:34","slug":"plane-carrying-brazilian-soccer-team-colombia-crashes-76-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/plane-carrying-brazilian-soccer-team-colombia-crashes-76-dead.html","title":{"rendered":"Plane carrying Brazilian soccer team to Colombia crashes, 76 dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Plane carrying Brazilian soccer team to Colombia crashes, 76 dead<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Colombian authorities say 76 people were killed when a plane crashed Monday night less than two dozen miles from an airport in northwestern Colombia. There were five survivors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The charter aircraft, which took off from Bolivia, was flying over the town of La Union at around 10 p.m. when electrical flaws were reported, according to a statement from the Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda C\u00f3rdova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia. The plane crashed shortly after in a mountainous area in the Antiochian municipality, roughly 22 miles from the airport, which serves the city of Medellin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There were 72 passengers and nine crewmembers on board, including members of Chapecoense, a Brazilian first division soccer team. The team was expected to play in the Copa Sudamerica finals against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday in Medellin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a tragedy of huge proportions,\u201d Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez told Blu Radio on his way to the scene of the crash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;May God accompany our athletes, officials, journalists and other guests traveling with our delegation,\u201d the club said in a statement on its Facebook page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Rescue efforts are underway and authorities are asking residents to steer clear of the crash site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The South American soccer federation canceled games until further notice and said its president, Alejandro Dominguez, was traveling to Medellin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The plane is a British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane. It is not clear what caused the crash, but Colombia had been hit by heavy rains and thunderstorms in recent hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Source : http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2016\/11\/29\/colombian-plane-crash-on-way-to-medellin\/94585124\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/plane-carrying-brazilian-soccer-team-colombia-crashes-76-dead.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plane carrying Brazilian soccer team to Colombia crashes, 76 dead Colombian authorities say 76 people were killed when a plane crashed Monday night less than two dozen miles from an airport in northwestern Colombia. There were five survivors. 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