2 people died A plane carrying relief supplies for victims of Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean crashed into a residential area in Florida in the southern United States after departing from Fort Lauderdale Airport north of Miami on Monday.
Turboprop planes are small, Number of crew unknownThe city council said it crashed in Coral Springs, in the Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area, but did not say whether it was concerned about more casualties or whether it had identified them. “The Coral Springs Police Department can confirm that two people tragically lost their lives in a plane crash that occurred on November 10 at 10:19 a.m. (4:19 p.m. CET),” the report said on the city’s official website.
Officials told local networks that the plane had taken off from the airport. Products for Jamaican Disaster Victims by Melissathe most powerful Atlantic hurricane of the season, made landfall on the Caribbean island on October 28 as a Category 5 hurricane.
The city council warned there would still be a “significant police presence in the Windsor Bay area” as investigators needed to gather evidence to determine the cause of the accident. “Residents may notice, but strong smell of fuel in the air. Most of this smoke has evaporated, but it may take some time for the residue to disappear. “The city recommends that residents in the area avoid being outdoors and keep their doors closed,” he said.
Hurricane Melissa, the third most powerful storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean, killed more than 3.5 million people in Cuba and more than 80 people in Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Panama, but Floridians responded with a community response. accommodates diasporas from these countries.
National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration they are cooperating Involved in the investigation of the incident in Coral Springs.