The passenger aircraft had taken off from Manaus, the biggest city in the Amazon, and was attempting to land in heavy rain when it crashed, according to local media.
Fourteen people have died in a plane crash in the Amazon rainforest, according to officials.
The crash took place on Saturday in Brazil's northern Amazonas region, some 250 miles northwest of the state capital, Manaus, the biggest city in the Amazon. The plane, a light passenger aircraft, had earlier taken off from Manaus and was attempting to land in heavy rain near Barcelos, on the banks of the Rio Negro, when it crashed, according to local media.This content is provided by, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enablecookies or to allow those cookies just once.
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