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Chile military plane disappears with 38 people on board
https://www.dw.com/en/chile-military-plane-disappears-with-38-people-on-board/a-51602843Chile military plane disappears with 38 people on board
Chile's air force on Tuesday said a military plane that disappeared with 38 people on board while flying to a base in Antarctica had not been heard of for hours.
The cargo plane, identified as a Hercules C130, departed from the southern city of Punta Arenas at 4:55 p.m. local time (1955 GMT). Operators lost contact with the aircraft a little over an hour later.
The air force "continues the search in the sector where communication with the aircraft was lost, in order to rescue potential survivors," a statement said.
President Sebastian Pinera said he and Interior Minister Gonzalo Blumel would fly to Punta Arenas where they would meet up with Defense Minister Alberto Espina to monitor a search and rescue mission to locate the missing plane and its passengers.
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