Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13

BBC:

A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials.

The aircraft, a Cessna Caravan C-208, had been flying over Nazca Lines ​archaeological site when it went down on Saturday. Eleven passengers and two pilots were on board.

The passengers included two German, two Spanish and seven Italian tourists, Peru’s state news agency reported. The cause of the crash is not yet clear.

The Nazca Lines is a popular tourist attraction and Unesco World Heritage site in southern Peru that features ancient drawingsof animals in desert sand. Tourists often fly in small planes to see the extent of the drawings.

“Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors. We have recovered four bodies so far,” Police Major Jorge Andrade said, according to AFP.

The crash happened around 13:00 local time (19:00 BST) in the Pueblo Viejo region after the plane departed from an airport in Pisco, Peru.

Video fromReuters news agency shows firefighters spraying water at the scene as smoke rises from the wreckage.