Aircraft crashed in sea immediately after flying in Honduras, 12 including musician killed

A plane has crashed on the banks of Honduras, a country in Central America. The accident killed 12 people including a famous Garifuna musician. The Lenhasa Airlines plane crashed into the sea on Monday night after flying to La Sibi, a mainland city from Rowatan Island. The aircraft had 17 passengers and crew members, out of which five were rescued and admitted to the hospital. According to police, the aircraft could not reach the entire height and fell into the sea immediately after the collision. Local fishermen saved the survivors. The Honduras Civil Aeronautics Agency said the accident was being investigated.

Oralo Martinez Sujau dies

The dead included former MP and member of the Garfuna Ethnic Group, Oralio Martinez Sujau, who belonged to the mixed African and Swadeshi dynasty. Martinez Sujau also has American citizenship. His representative, Helen Odile Gwe into Gwearch, who is a French citizen, was one of the survivors in the disaster. Martinez Sujaau was a resident of Gresius -e -Dios region of Honduras, located on the Caribbean coast of the country. His nephew Angel Aparisio Fernandez Martinez, who was also a musician with his uncle, said, “We are very sad, he was the backbone of the family.”

A music group called ‘Lita Ariran’

Martinez Sujau was the first member of “Los Gatos Bravos”. He then formed his own music group “Lita Ariran”. His first album “Garfuna Sol” took him to Europe, the United States and other parts. His nephew said, “He was the biggest symbol of Honduras for Garfuna music and he introduced it on a global stage.”

Hamberto Castilo, president of the African-Academic Association of the Sula Valley, described Martinez Sujau as “Ambassador of Garfuna Culture”. He said that he has composed music in both Garfuna and Miskito languages ​​and both speak languages. The bodies of the dead were taken from Roaon to San Pedro Sula.