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According to CCTV International News on August 10, a passenger plane of Brazil's Viopas Airlines crashed on the afternoon of August 9 local time (early this morning Beijing time).According to the revised information from the airline, there were 61 people on board (previously reported to be 62), and no one survived.。The cause of the accident is still unclear.

According to CCTV News on August 10, Brazil's Volpass Airlines confirmed that the plane was flying from Cascavel to Guarulhos and could carry 68 passengers. The crashed passenger plane was an ATR-72 turboprop aircraft, which Volpass Airlines mainly uses to fly short and medium-distance routes in Brazil.

According to CCTV News, judging from the names of the victims listed by the airline,No Chinese passengers were found。

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According to Brazilian media reports, at least two passengers escaped death by missing their flight. One of the passengers said in an interview that he had an argument with the airport staff because he missed his flight, but now it seems that the diligent staff member saved his life.

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An eyewitness at the scene said in an interview that he saw the plane "falling straight down." Another eyewitness said the scene was terrifying.

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According to CCTV International News,The plane crashed into a garden in a residential area in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, BrazilAccording to data from Flightradar24, a flight information platform, before 1:21 p.m. local time on August 9,The plane was still flying at an altitude of 17,000 feet (about 5,182 meters). From 1:21 p.m., the plane's altitude continued to drop. At the same time, the plane's vertical speed increased sharply and continued to change, reaching a maximum of 24,064 feet per minute (about 122.25 meters per second).At 1:28 p.m., the Sao Paulo State Fire Department received the first alarm. At around 3:30 p.m., Brazilian officials confirmed that all the people on board had died. At around 4 p.m., it was confirmed that there were no casualties in the residential area where the plane crashed.

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When the plane crash occurred, Brazilian President Lula was attending an event in Santa Catarina State, Brazil. After receiving the news of the accident, he asked everyone at the event to observe a minute of silence for the victims in his speech.

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