76 passengers feared dead as airline carrying brazilian football team crashes

I'm so sorry to hear that. It's devastating news.

According to reports, the charter plane carrying the Brazilian football team Chapecoense Real, which was heading to Colombia for a Copa Libertadores match, crashed in the Andes mountains on November 28, 2016. The plane, operated by LaMia Airlines, was carrying 77 people, including 72 passengers and 5 crew members.

Tragically, 76 people are feared dead, with only one survivor, a player named Alan Ruschel, who was pulled from the wreckage with severe injuries. The team's coach, Caio Junior, and several players, including the team's captain, Rafael Dutra, were among those killed.

The crash occurred in the municipality of La Unión, in the department of La Araucanía, Chile, around 8:40 pm local time. The plane was flying from São Paulo, Brazil to Medellín, Colombia, when it lost contact with air traffic control.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but it's believed that the plane ran out of fuel due to a mistake by the pilot. The team was on its way to play in the Copa Libertadores final against Atlético Nacional, and the match was postponed due to the tragedy.

This is a devastating loss for the football community, and my heart goes out to the families and loved ones of the victims.