Rescue crews work near the wreckage from a plane that crashed into Colombian jungle with Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense onboard near Medellin, Colombia. PHOTO: REUTERS
The crash in Colombia of a plane carrying the Brazilian football club Chapecoense Real, killing 76 people, was among the deadliest air disasters in the sport’s history.
Rescue operations at the site of a plane crash in central Colombia were suspended in the early hours of Tuesday morning amid heavy rain.
Here we look at scenes from the crash and the aftermath.
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim. PHOTO: REUTERS
A rescue work checks a body from a plane that crashed into Colombian jungle. PHOTO: REUTERS
Fans of Chapecoense soccer team react in front of the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS
Rescue crews work in the wreckage. PHOTO: REUTERS
Fans of Chapecoense soccer team gather in front of the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS
Rescue workers walk next to a body. PHOTO: REUTERS
Rescue crews work in the wreckage from a plane. PHOTO: REUTERS
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim. PHOTO: REUTERS
Brazilian soccer player Alan Luciano Ruschel of Chapecoense soccer club receives medical attention after a plane crash in Antioquia, central Colombia. PHOTO: REUTERS
Rescue crews work in the wreckage. PHOTO: REUTERS
Fans of Chapecoense soccer team gather in front of the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS
Rescue crews work near the wreckage. PHOTO: REUTERS
Flowers and messages are seen next a Chapecoense soccer team flag in tribute to their players in front of the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS
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