Commercial aircraft operated by the company precision air crashed this Saturday and killed 19 people in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, the largest lake on the African continent near Bucon airport.
This information was announced this afternoon by the Prime Minister of Tanzania, Reuters quotes. There were 43 passengers on board the aircraft.
The plane took off from the city of Dar es Salaam and crashed into Lake Victoria on approach to the airport. bukoba, this morning due to unfavorable conditions, namely heavy rains.
“We managed to save a large number of people,” said Kagera Provincial Police Chief William Mwampagale, quoted by the publication. Al Jazeerajournalists.
“When the plane was about 100 meters away [328 pés], encountered bad weather problems. It was raining and the plane crashed into the water. Everything is under control,” he assured.
Aircraft created on Lake Victoria
Location: Bukoba Airport, Tanzania. pic.twitter.com/80zGs50Vfm
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