A cargo plane with 38 people on board is presumed to have crashed after going missing in an isolated area between South America and Antarctica
, Chile's Air Force said late on Tuesday.
The plane had been carrying 17 crew members and 21 passengers, including three civilians, the air force said. A rescue team was scouring the area "where it lost communication with the plane, with the goal of rescuing possible survivors"., who has been grappling with rising discontent that has sparked almost two months of riots in capital city Santiago and heaped pressure on his government.
The President added that he would cancel a planned trip to Argentina, where he had been expected to attend the Tuesday inauguration of incoming President Alberto Fernandez. Argentina's government offered air and naval assistance for the search and rescue operation.
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