A plane carrying 81 people including a top brazilian football team has crashed on its way to the city of medellin in Colombia.
Police say five people survived the crash but the rest of those on board died.
The chartered aircraft was carrying members of the Chapecoense football team.
The team was due to play in the final of the Copa Sudamericana, against Medellin team Atletico Nacional.
The first leg of the final of the cup, South America's second most important club competition, was scheduled for Wednesday, but has now been suspended.
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said it was suspending "all activities".
Chapecoense issued a brief statement saying: "May God be with our athletes, officials, journalists and other guests travelling with our delegation."
It said it would refrain from any further statements until it had assessed the extent of the crash.