At least 76 Dead including Brazilian football players in Colombia Plane Crash

A POSSIBLE electrical failure is being blamed for the air disaster that killed 76 people in the mountains of Colombia, wiping out a top Brazilian soccer team.

The chartered plane was carrying players and staff from the Chapecoense club, who were on their way to Medellin for a two-game Copa Sudamericana final — which is South America’s second-biggest club cup. There were also 22 sports journalists on board, to cover the end of what had been a fairytale season, and nine crew members. Only five people survived, making it the world’s deadliest air disaster this year.Crash investigator Alfredo Bocanegra said that communication with Bolivian aviation officials suggested the plane was experiencing electrical problems.>>> Read more