Air Europa Flight makes emergency landing after severe turbulence, over 20 passengers injured

The Air Europa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was flying from Spain to Uruguay when the incident occurred, reported BBC. The flight was diverted to Brazil before it could reach its destination - the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo.

"Our flight bound for Montevideo was diverted to Natal due to strong turbulence," Air Europa said in a statement. "The plane landed normally, and those injured are already being treated."

More than two dozen passengers on the flight received varying degrees of injuries, with one person seemingly being thrown into the overhead luggage compartment. A viral video shows the person being rescued from the overhead bin. The video shows his fellow passengers helping him down, feet-first, as the turbulence subsided.