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Plane Crash in Peru Kills 13

worldAugust 3, 2026·138 words·2 min read

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Plane Crash in Peru Kills 13
Thirteen people died in a plane crash in Peru on Saturday. The small plane took tourists to see the Nazca Lines from the air. The Nazca Lines are very old pictures in the desert. The plane crashed a few minutes after it left the airport. Seven Italians, two Germans, two Spaniards and two pilots died.
People made the Nazca Lines a very long time ago. The pictures show a bird, a monkey and a whale. You can only see them well from a plane. Many companies sell short flights over the area. Other planes have crashed here before, in 2008, 2010 and 2022.
Police do not know why the plane crashed. Peru has started an investigation. The president said the small airport may close for a short time. The airline said it will look at its flights again.
Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

crashn.

when a plane falls and hits the ground

vụ rơi máy bayqueda (de avião)墜落事故uçak kazasıaccidente aéreokatastrofa lotniczaتحطم طائرةvliegtuigongelukкрушение самолёта(飞机)坠毁事故(비행기)추락 사고
touristn.

a person who travels to see places

khách du lịchturista観光客turistturistaturystaسائحtoeristтурист游客관광객
desertn.

a big dry place with sand

sa mạcdeserto砂漠çöldesiertopustyniaصحراءwoestijnпустыня沙漠사막
pilotn.

a person who flies a plane

phi côngpilotoパイロットpilotpilotopilotطيارpilootпилот飞行员조종사
airlinen.

a company that flies planes

hãng hàng khôngcompanhia aérea航空会社havayolu şirketiaerolínealinia lotniczaشركة طيرانluchtvaartmaatschappijавиакомпания航空公司항공사
investigationn.

work to find out what happened

cuộc điều trainvestigação調査soruşturmainvestigaciónśledztwoتحقيقonderzoekрасследование调查조사
companyn.

a business that sells things

công tyempresa会社şirketempresafirmaشركةbedrijfкомпания公司회사

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