Miley Cyrus took to Instagram to share a video of her private jet being struck by lightning, with her sister later revealing they 'almost died'.
The 29-year-old singer shared a video of the storm to her social media, adding a photo of the impact the lightning had on the outside of the plane. She wrote: 'To my fans and everyone worried after hearing about my flight to Asunción. Our plane was caught in a major unexpected storm and struck by lighting.
'My crew, band, friends and family who were all traveling with me are safe after an emergency landing. We were unfortunately unable to fly into Paraguay. I love you.'
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Her sister Brandi Cyrus, who was also on the plane, later took to Instagram Stories to share more details about the storm. She said (via Mirror): 'I'm going to try to not be dramatic but we almost died. We just landed in I don't even know where, 200 miles away from where we're supposed to land and because lightning struck the plane so bottoms up!'
She added: 'Just wanted to let everyone know that we are safe and sound! We spent all day and night travelling, so taking the day to recharge and relax. Getting caught in the storm was very scary, but we are all so thankful that the pilots and flight crew handled everything perfectly and got us safely on the ground.'
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