Passenger plane crashes in Tanzania, 19 dead
At least not fewer than 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday while trying to land at a nearby airport, according to a wide broadcaster by the state Broadcasting Corporation (TBC), the crash was as a result of heavy rain and storms.
Flight PW494, operated by Precision Air, reportedly hit the water during storms and heavy rain in the East African country.
Rescuers in boats rushed to the wreckage, which was almost fully submerged, to pull out trapped passengers, local authorities said.
The plane left the commercial capital Dar es Salaam and “crash-landed” at 8:53 a.m. (0553 GMT) as it was approaching Bukoba airport, Precision Air – Tanzania’s largest privately owned airline – said in a statement.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/precision-air-plane-crashes-into-lake-victoria-tanzania-state-media-2022-11-06/
