The singer and songwriter additionally shared video of passengers gasping as lightning flashed outdoors the airplane window.
WASHINGTON — Miley Cyrus mentioned the airplane she was flying on to carry out at a music pageant in South America was compelled to make an emergency touchdown after being struck by lightning.
On Wednesday morning, the 29-year-old “Plastic Hearts” singer uploaded a put up to Instagram during which she defined her airplane encountered a “main sudden storm” en path to Asunción, the capital of Paraguay.
Cyrus additionally shared video of passengers gasping as lightning flashed outdoors the airplane window, in addition to a photograph of obvious harm to the plane after it was hit by lightning.
“My crew, band, family and friends who have been all touring with me are protected after an emergency touchdown,” she wrote.
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Cyrus added that she was unable to fly into Paraguay as a result of storm. She was scheduled to fly into Asunción to headline the Asunciónico music pageant on Wednesday.
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Fellow musicians Doja Cat, the Foo Fighters and Machine Gun Kelly have been set to take the stage throughout opening day on Tuesday, however the first day of the pageant was canceled due to bad weather.
The music pageant was in the end cancelled altogether on Wednesday as a consequence of “extreme climate circumstances” that will trigger “insurmountable logistical and manufacturing obstacles,” as stated in a post uploaded to the festival’s Twitter account.
Kelly later threw an impromptu show outside his hotel, in keeping with a video he posted on Twitter.
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