The nose of the plane was badly damaged in the hailstorm captured on the video

A passenger plane shook violently as it flew through an infernal hailstorm that destroyed the nose of the plane and forced an emergency landing, a horrific video clip showed from the cabin.

LATAM Paraguay Flight LA1325 experienced severe weather as it headed to Asuncion from Santiago de Chile late Wednesday.

scary shots The plane is seen shaking violently with the flash of lightning heard outside and the screams of the panicked passengers inside. No one is hurt.

A LATAM Air Paraguay plane was badly damaged after it hit a hailstorm that forced it to make an emergency landing.
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Stunning images captured on the ground show a hole in the nose of the Airbus A320-200 and a shattered windshield.

Chile’s Directorate General of Aeronautics said the plane had made an emergency landing “due to the harsh and unpredictable weather conditions”.

“This case is under investigation, both by DINAC and by the airline,” Felix Kanasawa, head of Paraguay’s National Directorate of Aeronautics, told local radio.

The nose of the LATAM jet is damaged
The nose of Flight LA1325 of Paraguay’s LATAM Airlines was destroyed when an Airbus A320 was flying in a storm.
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Damaged LATAM plane
The damaged plane, carrying 48 passengers, was diverted to Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport in Brazil.
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Airplane windshield damaged
The windshield of the plane was also shattered during the accident.
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Paraguay’s LATAM Airlines said in a statement that the plane was “exposed to harsh weather conditions” and had to make an emergency landing.

“Passengers and crew are in good condition,” she added. “LATAM Airlines Paraguay regrets the inconvenience this air event may have caused its passengers.”

The damaged plane, with 48 passengers on board, was diverted to Foz do Iguaçu / Cataratas International Airport in Brazil, Simple flight reported.

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