Authorities in the Brazilian Amazon said that a small plane crash on Sunday claimed the lives of twelve people, including a baby.
Shortly after takeoff, the single-engine Cessna Caravan crashed close to Rio Branco airport, according to a statement from the Acre government in the northwest state.
According to the report, the pilot and co-pilot, along with ten passengers (nine adults and one child), all perished at the scene.
The plane burst into flames upon impact, starting a forest fire in a remote area close to Brazil's border with Bolivia and Peru, according to reports from the local press.
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According to the media, many of the travelers were making their way back to the nearby state of Amazonas after receiving medical attention.
In September, in the Amazonian town of Barcelos, fourteen people lost their lives when a plane crashed while attempting to land during a storm.
Furthermore, four Indigenous children were saved from a plane crash in the Colombian Amazon in June. They remained alive in the jungle for forty days until a massive search and rescue effort brought them to safety.
