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| Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria | Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria |
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| WATCH: Rescuers search site of crashed plane in Tanzania | WATCH: Rescuers search site of crashed plane in Tanzania |
| WATCH: Rescuers search site of crashed plane in Tanzania | WATCH: Rescuers search site of crashed plane in Tanzania |
| A Tanzanian passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba, killing at least 19 people. | |
| Twenty-six of the 43 people on board the Precision Air flight were initially rescued and sent to hospital. | |
| The two pilots survived the crash and managed to speak to local officials from the cockpit but the prime minister says they may have since died. | |
| Rescue workers and local fishermen are trying to rescue others still trapped. | |
| Abdul Nuri was at the airport waiting for the return flight to Tanzania's biggest city, Dar es Salaam, when he saw the plane plunge into the water. | |
| "We were really shocked. People panicked and some started crying and shouting," he told the BBC. | |
| "At the arrivals gate people panicked as well - most of them were waiting to welcome their relatives." | |
| He has spoken to the fishermen who were the first on the scene. They told him that they managed to get into the plane to rescue people after a flight attendant opened the rear door while the plane was in the water. | |
| The crash has been blamed on bad weather but the rain has stopped, allowing rescuers to reach the crash site. | |
| Emergency workers have used ropes to pull the ATR-42 aircraft closer to the shore, and some of the plane's body is now above the water. | Emergency workers have used ropes to pull the ATR-42 aircraft closer to the shore, and some of the plane's body is now above the water. |
| It is not clear how many people remain trapped inside the plane | It is not clear how many people remain trapped inside the plane |
| Immediately after the crash, the plane was almost completely submerged with only the brown and green tail fin visible. | Immediately after the crash, the plane was almost completely submerged with only the brown and green tail fin visible. |
| One end of the runway at Bukoba airport lies right next to the shore of Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake. | One end of the runway at Bukoba airport lies right next to the shore of Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake. |
| President Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed her condolences to those affected and called for calm as the rescue operation continues. | 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 Das es Salaam to Bukoba via Mwanza. | |
| Precision Air is Tanzania's largest private airline and is partly owned by Kenya Airways. It was founded in 1993 and operates domestic and regional flights. | Precision Air is Tanzania's largest private airline and is partly owned by Kenya Airways. It was founded in 1993 and operates domestic and regional flights. |
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