SEVEN DEAD AS MILITARY PLANE CARRYING INDIGENOUS PASSENGERS CRASHES IN VENEZUELAN AMAZON

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A Venezuelan military aircraft transporting members of the Yanomami indigenous community crashed in the Amazon jungle on Tuesday, killing seven people, including the co-pilot, medical personnel, and members of the crew.

According to the country’s Defence Ministry, the crash occurred in Amazonas state due to a technical failure. Three military personnel, including the pilot, survived the tragic accident.

The ill-fated plane was part of an air force unit assigned to support indigenous communities in the remote Amazonian region. It was carrying at least 10 individuals at the time of the incident.

Authorities confirmed that the crash is under investigation, as the nation mourns the loss of lives in the humanitarian mission.

The incident adds to a string of deadly aviation accidents reported globally in recent weeks.

Just days earlier, on Thursday, a Russian passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people crashed in the Amur region of far eastern Russia. The twin-propeller Antonov-24, operated by Angara Airlines, vanished from radar while en route to Tynda. Authorities have yet to confirm any survivors.

On July 21, Bangladesh witnessed one of its worst aviation disasters in decades when a Chinese-made F-7 BGI fighter jet crashed into the Milestone School and College in Dhaka, killing at least 27 people mostly schoolchildren and injuring more than 170 others.

Earlier this month, on July 1, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner exploded shortly after takeoff en route to London, killing over 200 people. The aircraft, fully loaded with fuel for the long-haul flight, erupted into flames moments after leaving the runway.

These recent tragedies have raised fresh global concerns over aviation safety, particularly involving flights in remote or densely populated areas.