Watch: Plane carrying Brazilian footballers crashes
- The flight was carrying at least 81 passengers.
- The passengers included Brazilian club footballers.
- It is confirmed that there were only 5 survivors.
A chartered plane carrying 81 passengers on board crashed due to lack of fuel. The passengers included Brazil's first division football team Chapecoense, that was flying to play the final of a South American football championship against Medellin team Atletico Nacional.
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Players Alan Luciano Ruschel, Marcos Danilo Padilha and Jacson Ragnar Follmann were listed as survivors in a statement from the disaster management agency, according to Reuters.
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All the five survivors are being treated at a hospital near the crash site.Â
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The plane was travelling from Bolivia to José MarÃa Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Medellin when it crashed after it ran out of fuel at 10.15pm local time.
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According to New York Times, Aviation authorities revealed that the aircraft - a British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane - operated by a Bolivian charter airline named Lamia, declared an emergency at 10 p.m. Monday (0300 GMT) due to an electrical failure.
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Here is a video showing the Chapecoense footballers at the airport on Tuesday morning. It was posted by a fan on Twitter:
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Here is a video showing smoke all around following the fatal crash:
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The Mayor on Twitter has said that rescue operation went underway immediately. However, it is still not clear what caused the crash.Â
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Momento donde se pierde contacto radar con la aeronave que transportaba al equipo Chapecoense. pic.twitter.com/C59eXyOoEZ
— Andres Felipe Arcos (@AndresFelipe) November 29, 2016
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After learning of the crash, the South American football confederation CONMEBOL announced that the football tournament has been suspended, El Universo reported.