Miley Cyrus says her plane was struck by lightning in 'unexpected storm' and needed to make an emergency landing
- Miley Cyrus shared footage of her plane being hit by a lightning strike on Instagram.
- Cyrus had been traveling to Paraguay for a music festival.
Miley Cyrus revealed she's safe and well after being on board a flight that made an emergency landing due to a lightning strike.
On Wednesday, Cyrus, who was traveling to Asunción, Paraguay, to headline the Asunciónico music festival, shared a series of posts on Instagram along with a caption that said her plane had been "caught in a major unexpected storm."
Cyrus also shared a video of her plane window at the exact moment lightning struck the flight.
"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," Cyrus wrote.
"We were unfortunately unable to fly into Paraguay. I LOVE YOU."
Asunción, which is Paraguay's capital city, was hit with major rainfall and flooding on Tuesday. The official Twitter account for the Asunciónico music festival announced that the festival's opening day — which featured acts such as the Foo Fighters, Machine Gun Kelly, and Doja Cat — would be canceled due to the extreme weather conditions.
Shortly after the festival's first day was officially canceled, Machine Gun Kelly shared a post on Twitter that told local fans in Paraguay that he had purchased speakers and would be holding an impromptu concert outside of his hotel.
"The concert grounds flooded in Paraguay tonight so they canceled our set…but I just ordered a huge speaker so meet me out front of my hotel right now, you're getting a show," Kelly said in the first of a series of tweets.
Kelly continued to share a video of the concert with the caption: "And that's how we turn bad news into amazing news."
It is still unclear whether the rest of the music festival will take place.