A plane has crashed in eastern Venezuela with 47 people on board, the country’s transport minister has said.
The aircraft, belonging to the state airline Conviasa, came down shortly after taking off from Manuel Carlos Piar Airport, outside Ciudad Guayana.
The director of the Civil Protection agency in the Guayana region said there were survivors. Unconfirmed reports said there were at least 23.
The plane was flying from Ciudad Guayana to Porlamar on Isla Margarita.
Officials said there had been 43 passengers and four crew on board.
The aircraft came down about 10km (6 miles) from the airport at about 1020 (1450 GMT), near the suburb of Puerto Ordaz, they added.
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