At least eight dead after hot air balloon crashes in Brazil
At least eight people have died after a hot-air balloon crashed in Brazil.
An estimated 22 people were on board when the incident happened in the southern state of Santa Catarina, the state governor Jorginho Mello said on Saturday morning in a post on X.
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