In 1972, a plane crashed in the Andes and its survivors spent 72 days in the snow.
Today, more than 70% of the snow cover was lost 😰
1972
2021
Of the 45 people on board, 12 died instantly.
Without food and isolated at an altitude of 3,500 meters, the survivors had to eat even the leather from the plane's seats and seat belts.
After weeks, the group had to resort to cannibalism, feeding on the bodies of their comrades who died on impact.