Plane carrying Brazilian football team Chapecoense crashes in Colombia

In a shocking development, a plane carrying members of Brazil`s Chapecoense Real football team crashed late Monday near the Colombian city of Medellin, officials said.
Bogota: In a shocking development, a plane carrying members of Brazil`s Chapecoense Real football team crashed late Monday near the Colombian city of Medellin, officials said. The plane was on its way to Medellin’s international airport.
Medellin’s Mayor Federico Gutierrez said that it is possible there are survivors.
“It’s a tragedy of huge proportions,” Gutierrez told Blu Radio on his way to the site in a mountainous area outside the city where the chartered aircraft is believed to have crashed shortly before midnight local time.
He said ambulances and rescuers were on their way. It is not clear what caused the crash.
“Confirmed, the aircraft license number CP2933 was carrying the team @ChapecoenseReal. Apparently there are survivors,” the Jose Maria Cordova de Rionegro airport, which serves Medellin, said on its Twitter account.
The players were scheduled to play Copa Sudamerica finals against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday in Medellin.
More than 70 people are said to be on board.