Turbulence with several injuries Boeing with 325 passengers forced to make an emergency landing in Brazil
The plane had to make an emergency landing after severe turbulence.
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Passengers wait at Natal airport after an emergency landing.
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The plane had to make an emergency landing after severe turbulence.
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Passengers wait at Natal airport after an emergency landing.
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An airplane on its way from Spain to Uruguay has to make an emergency landing after severe turbulence. There are casualties.
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- Following turbulence with several injuries, a passenger plane on its way from Spain to Uruguay made an emergency landing in Brazil on Monday.
- As the Spanish airline Air Europa announced in the online service X, the Boeing 787-9 aircraft landed at the airport in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Natal after "severe turbulence".
- More than ten passengers were taken to hospital.
At least 30 people were reportedly injured in turbulence on an Air Europa flight to Uruguay in the early hours of the morning (local time). The plane, which was on its way from Madrid to Montevideo with 325 passengers, had to make an emergency landing in Brazil at the airport of the north-eastern city of Natal, as Air Europa announced on Platform X.
At least 30 passengers of various nationalities received medical treatment, the news portal "G1" reported, citing the city's emergency services. More than ten of them were taken to hospital.
According to the medical team quoted by "G1", the patients hit their heads during the turbulence and suffered cervical vertebrae fractures, facial injuries or complained of chest pain.
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