Plane encounters severe turbulence, 40 people hospitalized

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at an airport in Brazil after encountering turbulence

The Guardian newspaper reported on July 2 that about 40 passengers had to be hospitalized after severe turbulence forced a flight from Madrid (Spain) to Montevideo (Uruguay) to make an emergency landing.

Most passengers suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospitals in Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte state in Brazil, after the Air Europa flight was diverted on the morning of July 1.

G1 reported that some passengers suffered broken bones and others suffered head injuries when the plane encountered turbulence. At least four patients were still in hospital as of the afternoon of July 1 (local time).

Uninjured passengers wait to board a bus to Recife.

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner left Madrid at 11:57 p.m. on June 30, carrying 325 people and was scheduled to arrive in Uruguay's capital Montevideo on the morning of July 1.

At 2:32 a.m., flight UX045 requested an emergency landing at Natal airport in northeastern Brazil, 4,000 kilometers from Montevideo.

Air Europa posted on social media X that it was "the airport that can accommodate passengers in need of immediate medical attention", adding that there were "passengers with injuries of varying degrees of severity".

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The state's public health agency said 40 passengers from Spain, Uruguay, Israel, Germany and Bolivia were treated at state hospitals, most of whom have been discharged.

Air Europa said uninjured passengers were transferred to Recife – the capital of Pernambuco state, 255km from Natal – where they would be accommodated and then flown to Montevideo.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/may-bay-gap-nhieu-dong-nghiem-trong-40-nguoi-nhap-vien-185240702070428996.htm