Colombia aircraft tragedy - Survivors rushed to Bogota hospital after military plane crash kills 34, injures dozens

"Colombian authorities have transferred dozens of people injured in a military plane crash in Puerto Leguizamo to hospitals across the country, after the disaster left at least 34 people dead on Monday. Footage shows ambulances arriving at the Central Military Hospital in Bogota, where at least 48 patients have been admitted for urgent treatment. 22 ambulances had reportedly delivered victims to the facility. Additional patients were taken to hospitals in Florencia. The Putumayo Governor's Office confirmed 83 people were injured, 14 of them critically, while 21 remain missing. Putumayo Governor John Gabriel Molina said 125 people were on board the Hercules C-130 aircraft, including 112 Army personnel, two police officers and 11 members of the Air Force. Carlos Fernando Silva, commander of the Colombian Air Force, said the aircraft was flying from Puerto Leguizamo to Puerto Asis on a mission to transport troops and cargo. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff, falling down about 1.5 kilometres from the aerodrome."

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