Reuters
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A small aircraft with 10 individuals aboard crashed into retailers within the middle of the vacationer metropolis of Gramado in southern Brazil on Sunday, civil protection officers stated, and preliminary experiences indicated that there have been no survivors.
“Unfortunately, preliminary experiences point out that the plane’s occupants didn’t survive,” Governor Eduardo Leite stated in a put up on social media platform X.
According to the general public safety workplace of Rio Grande do Sul state, no less than 15 individuals had been taken to the town’s hospital, most of them affected by smoke inhalation attributable to the hearth triggered by the crash.
The aircraft reportedly first struck the chimney of a constructing, then the second flooring of a home, earlier than crashing right into a furnishings retailer, authorities stated. Debris additionally reached a close-by inn.
Nestled in a mountainous area, Gramado is the most well-liked vacationer vacation spot in Rio Grande do Sul, which was severely impacted earlier this yr by unprecedented floods that claimed dozens of lives, destroyed infrastructure and considerably disrupted the state’s economic system.
The accident occurred simply days earlier than Christmas, a very busy interval for the town, which is historically adorned with decorations and hosts festive occasions.
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