BREAKING NEWS: Plane Crash Kills 71, Including Brazilian Football Team

Tragic Disaster Strikes Near Medellín, Colombia

77 Passengers Aboard Charter Flight

A chartered flight carrying 77 passengers, including the Brazilian football team Chapecoense, has crashed near Medellín, Colombia. The aircraft, an Avro RJ85 operated by LaMia, crashed on its approach to the city's José María Córdova International Airport on Monday, November 28, 2016.

Rescue workers are currently searching the wreckage, but few survivors have been found among the passengers and crew. The crash has sent shockwaves through Brazil, where the nation is mourning the loss of dozens of its citizens, including most of the players from the Chapecoense football club.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but initial reports indicate that the aircraft may have run out of fuel. The chartered flight was taking the team to a match in Medellín, where they were scheduled to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final.

The crash has been described as a "national tragedy" in Brazil, and President Michel Temer has declared three days of mourning. The Brazilian government has sent a team of investigators to Colombia to assist in the investigation and to support the families of the victims.