New news came from the plane disaster in Tanzania. A passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria while landing at the airport in the city of Bukoba. Death toll increased in the horrific plane crash. It was reported that the number of people who lost their lives in the disaster increased from 3 to 19. However, the statement made no details on whether the deceased died at the scene or at the hospital.
“HE OPENED THE BACK DOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT…”
The first to arrive at the scene, the fishermen stated that a flight attendant opened the back door of the plane and that they managed to get on the plane to save people.
26 PEOPLE RESCUE FROM THE AIRCRAFT
After the 2 pilots who were trapped in the cockpit contacted the teams, the fishermen and search and rescue teams who came to the region rescued 26 of the 43 people on the plane and sent them to the hospital.
AFRICA’S LARGEST LAKE
On the other hand, one end of the runway at Bukoba Airport is located right next to Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake.
President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, shared on his social media account, “I learned with sadness the news of the accident involving the plane belonging to Precision Air. Please keep our calm in the moments when the rescue operations continue.” It was stated that the accident occurred due to adverse weather conditions. (UAV)
