An air-crash near Medellin, Colombia killed 75 people and injured six.

A tragic air-crash took place yesterday in Colombia, South America where a chartered airplane carrying the Brazilian football team ‘Chapecoense’ crashed near the town of Rionegro.  75 passengers and crew on board were killed, but miraculously, six others survived.  The ill-fated Avro RJ85 was en route from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to Medellin, Colombia when it crashed.

Nalanda members offer our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the casualties.  We empathize with your loss and grief here in Malaysia.  Let us all offer prayers for the victims of this tragedy.  May the injured recover soonest, and may the fallen rest in Peace.

The ill-fated Brazilian football team ‘Chapecoense’. Let us spare a moment of silence to remember them and pray for their loved ones.