American singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus shared Wednesday that her plane had been struck by lightning while en route to a concert near Paraguay's capital Asuncion, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing.
"To my fans and everyone worried after hearing about my flight to Asuncion. Our plane was caught in a major unexpected storm and struck by lightning," she wrote on Twitter.
The pop star also shared a video out of a plane window showing flashing lightning outside.
"My crew, band, friends, and family who were all traveling with me are safe after an emergency landing," Cyrus reassured.
She noted in a new post that they were unable to fly into Paraguay.
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Cyrus was scheduled to arrive on Tuesday night at Silvio Pettirossi airport on the outskirts of Asuncion to perform with other artists at the Asuncionico music festival.
Felix Kanasawa, head of the National Directorate of Civil Aviation of Paraguay, told local media that due to severe weather the aircraft landed at Guarani airport, near the town of Ciudad del Este, on the border with Brazil.
Cyrus flew on to the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo several hours later, Kanasawa added.
Event organizers suspended the festival due to the weather alert after the storm unleashed heavy downpours, leaving cars submerged, and caused power outages in the capital and areas around the metropolitan area, authorities said.
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