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Nov
09
2022
By The African Mirror
Tanzania plane crash survivors, rescuers describe heroics laced with tragedy

Tanzania plane crash survivors, rescuers describe heroics laced with tragedy

NEWS
BENSON JACOB WHEN the waters of Lake Victoria started gushing into the cabin of Flight PW494, passenger Mectrida Samuel knew she had to act fast. Around her, others were frantically trying to free themselves and keep above the fast-rising water. "We had a big crash and I immediately started seeing water enter the plane. Passengers started to struggle to rescue themselves," Samuel said, describing the moments after the Precision Air flight to Bukoba plunged into the lake in northern Tanzania. "The only thing that helped me survive was that I managed to remove my seat belt and get out of…
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Nov
08
2022
By The African Mirror
Mourners weep over 19 coffins after Tanzania plane crash

Mourners weep over 19 coffins after Tanzania plane crash

NEWS
WEEPING relatives of the 19 people who died when a plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania filed past a row of coffins in the lakeside town of Bukoba on Monday as religious and political leaders gathered for a ceremony to honour the victims. Flight PW494, operated by Tanzanian airline Precision Air and carrying 43 people, hit the water in stormy weather as it tried to land at Bukoba airport early on Sunday morning, arriving from the capital Dar es Salaam. Transport Minister Makame Mbarawa told mourners gathered in a stadium that the weather had abruptly changed from good to…
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Nov
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead

Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead

NEWS
NUZULACK DAUSEN AT least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania while trying to land at a nearby airport, the prime minister and airline said. Flight PW494, operated by Precision Air, hit the water during storms and heavy rain, the state Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) reported. Rescuers in boats rushed to the wreckage, which was almost fully submerged, to pull out trapped passengers, local authorities said. "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…
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