- All 14 occupants of an aircraft flying tourists to the Amazonian area of Barcelos perished in the incident.
- The 400-kilometer-distance trip to Marcelos was taken by a plane that was characterized as an air taxi. It took off from Manaus.
- Wilson Lima, the governor of Amazonas, acknowledged the incident and sent a team to the scene.
- All twelve of the passengers, together with the captain and co-pilot, were killed, according to a representative of Barcelos city hall.
- As there is no cold storage facility in the city, the corpses of the victims have been removed from the scene and are being transported to an auditorium at a nearby school.
- In order to bring the dead back to their families, a Brazilian Air Force plane is scheduled to arrive in Barcelos.
- The administration of Amazonas has formed a crisis office to handle the aftermath of the catastrophe, and a Civil Defense team has arrived to assist.
- The Brazilian Air Force is also contributing to the crash investigation and will attempt to determine how it occurred.
- According to the governor’s office, the region’s heavy rain has caused communication problems and power outages in several areas of the city.
Source:
The Mirror US