RantCrush Top 5: November 29, 2016

On Monday night, a commercial aircraft crashed into the mountains outside of Medellín in Colombia, killing almost everyone aboard. There were 72 passengers and nine crewmembers on board, and only five people survived. The chartered plane was leaving from Bolivia, carrying players from a very popular small town soccer club called Chapecoense, on their way to the finals in the Copa Sudamericana tournament. The team had only been playing in Brazil’s top division for two years and was a Cinderella story that many Brazilians took pride in.

BREAKING: Plane transporting Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense crashes in Colombia, killing 76 people. pic.twitter.com/iY4VB2ZV5o

— Spark Sports (@Spark_Sports_) November 29, 2016

But there’s one big question on most people’s minds: if the weather conditions were so bad, why was the plane in the air at all? The investigation will hopefully tell, and in the meantime the country will honor the deceased with three days of mourning and will suspend soccer activities until further notice.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.