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Mourners weep over 19 coffins after Tanzania plane crash

Mourners weep over 19 coffins after Tanzania plane crash

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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Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead

Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead

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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