CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A plane carrying 47 people crashed shortly after takeoff Monday in eastern Venezuela, and it wasn’t immediately clear how many were hurt or killed.
The plane from the state airline Conviasa crashed about 6 miles (10 kilometers) from the eastern city of Puerto Ordaz at about 10 a.m. (1430 GMT), Transportation Minister Francisco Garces told state television. He said the plane went down on the property of the state-run Sidor steel foundry.
Rescue workers were tending to injured victims, state emergency management director Jose Zamora told the Venezuelan television channel Globovision. He did not say how many had survived.
Forty-three passengers and four crew members were aboard, Garces said.
Garces said the plane was headed to Margarita Island when it crashed shortly after takeoff, for reasons that were unclear.
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Tazzy
Posted on September 13, 2010 at 6:48pmAmen
Report Post »missmarie
Posted on September 13, 2010 at 6:23pmLord, I pray for my brothers and sisters involved in this terrible accident. Please care for your injured children, comfort them in their time of need, and surround them with loving and caring people to assist them as they recuperate. Lord, I pray for souls with you now. Lord, comfort their families and friends during this difficult time, surround them with loving and caring people to comfort and help them. Lord, I pray for all the emergency response personnel. May you keep them safe and strong. Lord, I appreciate all those you’ve provided with the skills and talent necessary to provide these rescue efforts. Bless them and their families. Amen.
Report Post »Skwerl
Posted on September 13, 2010 at 2:55pmMy prayers for the injured, and to the families of the lost.
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