Brazilian Amazon plane crash leaves 14 dead
The governor of Amazonas state reported that a jet crash in the northern Brazilian town of Barcelos on Saturday claimed the lives of fourteen people.
Governor Wilson Lima said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the disaster claimed the lives of 12 passengers and 2 members of the crew.
According to accounts in Brazilian media, there were no survivors of the collision.
The 18-passenger, twin-engine turboprop EMB-110, made by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, according to news portal G1.
It was apparently travelling on a 90-minute flight from Manaus, the state capital, to Barcelos.
It is surrounded by several national parks and other protected areas and is situated on the Rio Negro, a tributary of the Amazon.
According to state security secretary Vinicius Almeida, the passengers were Brazilians going to the area for sport fishing.
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