World13 Killed as Tourist Plane Crashes Near Peru's Nazca Lines
Written by AI, News Sources from DW, NDTV World, Al Jazeera, Times of India2 Aug 20261 min readUpdated 1 hr ago
A tourist plane crashed in southern Peru while flying over the Nazca Lines, killing all 13 people on board. Authorities said the aircraft was on a sightseeing flight over the ancient geoglyphs, which are carved into the desert and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The dead include 11 passengers and two pilots, according to reports. Footage from the scene showed firefighters dousing the wreckage of the small plane. The cause of the crash is not yet known. The Nazca Lines, a series of large drawings etched into the ground hundreds of years ago, are a popular tourist attraction in Peru's southern desert.
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