At least 30 people on an Air Europa flight were left with injuries after their plane was hit with severe turbulence on Monday.787-9 Dreamliner was flying from Spain to Uruguay when the incident occurred, reported BBC. The flight was diverted to Brazil before it could reach its destination – the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo.”Our flight bound for Montevideo was diverted to Natal due to strong turbulence,” Air Europa said in a statement. “The plane landed normally, and those injured are already being treated.”
More than two dozen passengers on the flight received varying degrees of injuries, with one person seemingly being thrown into the overhead luggage compartment.Meanwhile, other videos being shared on social media show oxygen masks dangling above the seats and the aircraft’s ceiling panels destroyed.
Some passengers required medical assistance after the ordeal. Around 10 were transported to a nearby hospital after the flight landed in Brazil
