Thirteen dead as plane carrying tourists crashes near Peru's Nazca Lines: What we know so far
Peru's Ministry for Trade and Tourism said that 11 “foreign tourists” and two crew members were on the plane that crashed Saturday.
Thirteen individuals lost their lives when a plane crashed near Nazca, Peru, on Saturday, according to local authorities. The plane, operated by Peru's Aerodiana company, was carrying 11 foreign tourists and two crew members. Among the tourists were two Germans, two Spaniards, and seven Italians. The plane was scheduled to offer sightseeing flights over the Nazca Lines, ancient geoglyphs that can only be fully appreciated from above, as reported by Nazca's municipal government.
The crash site was approximately 6 km from Nazca city and around 19 km from the Nazca Lines site. The small aircraft, a Cessna Caravan C-208, took off from Pisco Airport at around 12:10 pm local time. At approximately 1:00 pm, the crew reported an emergency situation to the Nazca airport control tower, after which all radio communication was lost, as stated by Peru's Ministry of Transport.
Firefighters and municipal police officers arrived on the scene after the plane caught fire, preventing any rescue efforts. Footage on social media showed the smoldering wreckage of the small plane on the arid plains. However, Reuters could not independently verify the footage, and Al Jazeera shared a video on X claiming to show firefighters extinguishing the wreckage of a crashed tourist aircraft in southern Peru.
The cause of the crash remains unknown as authorities are investigating the incident. Peruvian authorities confirmed that the accident is under investigation, and Aerodiana stated they would assess their flight schedule in line with authorities' directives.
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