There were 53 people on board, four of whom were crew members. At least 19 people are known to have been rescued.
Today, November 6, an ATR-42-500 passenger plane of the Tanzanian airline Precision Air crashed in Tanzania. The plane crashed in Lake Victoria. This was reported by the state Tanzanian television channel TBC.
It was reported that the plane was heading from the capital Dar es Salaam to the city of Mwanz, the accident happened when the plane was trying to land at Bukoba airport.
Local media said the cause of the collapse was typhoons and heavy rains.
According to preliminary data, there were 53 people on board, four of whom were crew members. At least 19 people are known to have been rescued, and the rescue operation is ongoing.
It was earlier reported that a Latam airline passenger plane, en route from Chile to Paraguay, was hit by a severe thunderstorm, losing its front fuselage and engine.
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Source: korrespondent
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