Rescue workers say there were 24 survivors after Precision Air flight ‘crash-landed’ in Lake Victoria during a storm
Nuzulack Dausen, Duncan Miriri and Tim HepherRescuers attempt to recover the Precision Air passenger plane that crashed into Lake Victoria in Bukoba, Tanzania, November 6 2022. Picture: REUTERS
Flight PW494, operated by Precision Air, hit the water during storms and heavy rain, the state Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation reported. “All Tanzanians join you in mourning these 19 people ... who have lost their lives,” Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told reporters in the lakeside city of Bukoba, close to the scene of the crash.The plane left the commercial capital Dar es Salaam and “crash-landed” at 8.53am as it was approaching Bukoba airport, Precision Air — Tanzania's largest private airline that is part owned by Kenya Airways — said in a statement.
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