Airplane with 10 people reported missing in Chile

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AUTHORITIES are searching for a small airplane carrying 10 people that went missing after taking off from an airport in southern Chile.

The Cessna 208 Caravan took off Saturday from the Puerto Montt airport, 1,000 kilometers south of Santiago, en route to the southern town of La Junta in Aysen region, said Air Force Gen. Hugo Pena.

The plane, which was carrying nine Chilean passengers and a pilot, was to have arrived in La Junta at 3pm (1900 GMT) and was declared missing four hours later, Pena said.

It took off under poor weather conditions, including strong wind and rain.

The plane belongs to Patagonia Airlines, a small regional airline.

Police are searching the ground for signs of the plane. An air search was temporarily called off because of darkness, but is to resume today.


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