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Watu trakibani wanane wamefariki dunia kutokana na ajali ya tufe la hewa (hot air balloon) katika eneo la kusini mwa Brazil, kwa mujibu wa Gavana wa jimbo la Santa Catarina, Jorginho Mello.
Kupitia ukurasa wake wa X, Mello alisema kuwa kulikuwa na watu 21 ndani ya tufe hilo wakati lilipoanguka siku ya Jumamosi asubuhi katika jiji la Praia Grande.
Taarifa kutoka ofisi ya habari ya serikali ya jimbo hilo imeeleza kuwa watu 13, wakiwemo rubani, walinusurika na hakuna mtu anayehofiwa kupotea.
Mamlaka ya Kitaifa ya Usafiri wa Anga ya Brazil (Anac) imesema inachukua hatua zote muhimu kuchunguza hali ya ndege hiyo na wahusika wake.
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At least eight people have died in a hot air balloon accident in southern Brazil, the governor of Santa Catarina state has said.
There were 21 people on board the balloon in the city of Praia Grande on Saturday morning, Jorginho Mello posted on X.
Thirteen people, including the pilot, survived and no one is missing, the state government press office reported.
Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) said it was taking "all necessary steps to investigate the condition of the aircraft and the crew".
"According to the pilot, who is one of the survivors, a fire started inside the basket, so he started to lower the balloon, and when the balloon was very close to the ground he told people to jump," officer Tiago Luiz Lemos, from the Praia Grande police station, told reporters at the scene.
"They started to jump, but some people did not manage to. The flames started to grow and because of the weight, the balloon began to rise again.
"It later fell because of a loss of suspension."
The victims were two couples, a mother and daughter, an ophthalmologist, and a figure skater.
The survivors were taken to nearby hospitals.
Balloon tour company Sobrevoar Serviços Turísticos, which operated the flight, has now suspended its activities indefinitely.
It said it had complied with all regulations set by Anac and had had no prior history of accidents.
"Unfortunately, even with all necessary precautions and the efforts of our experienced pilot - who followed all recommended procedures and tried to save everyone on board - we are now faced with the pain caused by this tragedy," the company added.
In a video also posted on X, Mello, who is on an official mission in China, said he had sent "the entire state structure" to "rescue, help and comfort the families" and was continuing to monitor the situation.
Kupitia ukurasa wake wa X, Mello alisema kuwa kulikuwa na watu 21 ndani ya tufe hilo wakati lilipoanguka siku ya Jumamosi asubuhi katika jiji la Praia Grande.
Taarifa kutoka ofisi ya habari ya serikali ya jimbo hilo imeeleza kuwa watu 13, wakiwemo rubani, walinusurika na hakuna mtu anayehofiwa kupotea.
Mamlaka ya Kitaifa ya Usafiri wa Anga ya Brazil (Anac) imesema inachukua hatua zote muhimu kuchunguza hali ya ndege hiyo na wahusika wake.
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At least eight people have died in a hot air balloon accident in southern Brazil, the governor of Santa Catarina state has said.
There were 21 people on board the balloon in the city of Praia Grande on Saturday morning, Jorginho Mello posted on X.
Thirteen people, including the pilot, survived and no one is missing, the state government press office reported.
Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) said it was taking "all necessary steps to investigate the condition of the aircraft and the crew".
"According to the pilot, who is one of the survivors, a fire started inside the basket, so he started to lower the balloon, and when the balloon was very close to the ground he told people to jump," officer Tiago Luiz Lemos, from the Praia Grande police station, told reporters at the scene.
"They started to jump, but some people did not manage to. The flames started to grow and because of the weight, the balloon began to rise again.
"It later fell because of a loss of suspension."
The victims were two couples, a mother and daughter, an ophthalmologist, and a figure skater.
The survivors were taken to nearby hospitals.
Balloon tour company Sobrevoar Serviços Turísticos, which operated the flight, has now suspended its activities indefinitely.
It said it had complied with all regulations set by Anac and had had no prior history of accidents.
"Unfortunately, even with all necessary precautions and the efforts of our experienced pilot - who followed all recommended procedures and tried to save everyone on board - we are now faced with the pain caused by this tragedy," the company added.
In a video also posted on X, Mello, who is on an official mission in China, said he had sent "the entire state structure" to "rescue, help and comfort the families" and was continuing to monitor the situation.
