A Chilean cargo aircraft the air force lost 38 people on Board on the way to a base in the Antarctic. “On Board the C130 Hercules 38 people, including 17 members of the crew and 21 passengers,” it was said on Monday in a statement to the air force.

The machine started at 16:55 p.m. from the southern city of Punta Arenas before the contact to the pilots, demolition and a good hour later. It is a wide-scale search operation had been started after the machine, it was called. The plane was for logistical tasks for the maintenance of Chilean plants on the Antarctic base Presidente Frei in use.

Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera showed in Tuesday night worried and immediately announced that he would travel to Punta Arenas, the Search – and-rescue operation to attend. (chk/sda)

Created: 10.12.2019, 04:20 PM

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