Police and family members receive the coffins sent from Medellin, Colombia (AFP Photo)
Highlights
- The plane ran out of fuel and crashed on Monday night.
- The first of two Brazilian air force planes carrying the remains arrived.
- Fireworks lit up the sky as the plane touched down in pouring rain.
The first of two Brazilian air force planes carrying the remains of a football team killed in a plane crash arrived Saturday in the city of Chapeco in southern Brazil.
Fireworks lit up the sky as the plane touched down in pouring rain after a flight from Medellin, where Cinderella-story club Chapecoense Real had been traveling for a big match when their plane ran out of fuel and crashed Monday night, killing 71 people including 51 players, coaches and staff.
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