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Plane Crashes In Brazil: A small plane carrying people crashed on Sunday (December 22, 2024) in Gramado, a city that attracts tourists in southern Brazil. It has come to light in the reports that 10 people traveling in the plane have died. According to the public security office of Rio Grande do Sul state, at least 15 people were taken to the city’s hospital, most of them suffering from smoke and fire caused by the accident.
Area officials said the plane reportedly first hit the chimney of a building and then the second floor of a house. After this it hit a furniture shop. After the accident, the debris of the plane also reached a nearby inn. The city’s governor, Eduardo Leite, said in a post on the social media platform X, “Unfortunately, initial reports indicate that the people on board the plane did not survive.”
Accident happened during Christmas time
Gramado in Rio Grande do Sul is Brazil’s most popular tourist destination. The city was badly hit by floods earlier this year, which claimed dozens of lives, destroyed infrastructure and significantly disrupted the state’s economy. The tragedy comes at a time when there are some Christmas celebrations. There are days left. At such a time, it is also a particularly busy time for the city.
41 people died in bus accident
There was a bus accident in Brazil in which 41 people lost their lives. This accident also happened in south-eastern Brazil last Saturday. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called this accident a terrible tragedy. A day earlier, 38 people had lost their lives. The Federal Highway Police described it as the worst accident on the country’s highways since 2007.
