Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoriaon November 6, 2022 at 12:33 pm

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At least three people died after a plane crashed into Africa’s largest lake, an official says.

Rescue workers around the submerged planeImage source, Charles Mwebeya TBC

A Tanzanian passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba.

The Precision Air flight was carrying 43 people, 26 of whom have been rescued and sent to hospital, a local official told the BBC.

Rescue workers and local fishermen are on the scene searching for survivors.

The plane is almost completely submerged with only the brown and green tail fin above the water, surrounded by rescue workers and fishing boats.

Emergency workers are using ropes to try and pull the ATR 42-500 plane out of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake.

“We want to see if the landing gear is stuck so that we can ask for more technical assistance to push it out of the waters,” top regional official Albert Chalamila told the BBC.

One end of the runway at Bukoba airport lies right next to the shore.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed her condolences to those affected and called for calm as the rescue operation continues.

The plane was flying from Tanzania’s biggest city, Das es Salaam, to Bukoba via Mwanza when it reportedly encountered a storm and heavy rains.

Precision Air is Tanzania’s largest privately owned airline and is partly owned by Kenya Airways.

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