00:00A military cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off in southwestern Colombia on Monday,
00:07causing what the country's defense minister described as, quote,
00:10an undetermined number of casualties.
00:13Images circulating online showed large plumes of smoke rising above an empty field
00:18where the aircraft had crashed as trucks carrying more soldiers rushed to the site.
00:23The incident occurred over the remote Amazonian municipality of Puerto Leguizame,
00:28which borders Peru and Ecuador.
00:31Colombian army officials say the plane experienced problems immediately after takeoff.
00:36In the same way, we have sent an investigator team to begin to determine what are the causes of this
00:44disaster.
00:44At this moment, we don't know any details, except that the aircraft was released as soon as soon as it
00:49was released,
00:49when the aircraft arrived, it suffered some problems, and it precipitated on the ground,
00:56more or less than a couple of kilometers from the airport.
01:00The Colombian general detailed that 114 people and 11 crew members were aboard the Hercules C-130 plane,
01:08a military transport aircraft designed to carry up to 120 people.
01:12The plane was carrying soldiers over to the nearby province of Porto Assis, some 220 kilometers away.
01:21Authorities noted that while it's not yet clear how many people were killed in the crash,
01:2548 people have been confirmed rescued and are receiving treatment.
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