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| Searchers in southern Cameroon have found the wreckage of a Kenya Airways plane that went missing on Saturday, officials have confirmed. | |
| The plane, which originated in Ivory Coast, came down after taking off in heavy rain from Douala en route to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. | The plane, which originated in Ivory Coast, came down after taking off in heavy rain from Douala en route to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. |
| The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 114 people from more than 20 countries. | The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 114 people from more than 20 countries. |
| It was found in mangroves south-east of the airport in Douala, officials said. There was no information on survivors. | It was found in mangroves south-east of the airport in Douala, officials said. There was no information on survivors. |
| "Kenya Airways regrets to confirm that its flight KQ 507 has been located on a mangrove swamp," CEO Titus Naikuni told a news conference in Nairobi. | |
| He said the reason the aircraft was not found earlier was because it was covered with trees. | |
| "We have no confirmed information about survivors or any possible casualties," he said. | |
| Cameroon's Minister of State for Territorial Administration, Hamidou Yaya Marafa, said that access to the site was very difficult. | |
| Good record | |
| Flight KQ 507 left Douala at 0005 on Saturday (2305 GMT Friday) and was due in Kenya at 0615 (0315 GMT). | Flight KQ 507 left Douala at 0005 on Saturday (2305 GMT Friday) and was due in Kenya at 0615 (0315 GMT). |
| It sent a communication to the control tower in Douala shortly after take-off and later issued an automatic distress signal, Kenya Airways said. | |
| Search efforts initially focused on dense jungle under the plane's intended flight path from Douala and then on a swamp area where fishermen reported hearing noises the night the plane disappeared. | |
| Officials said it was too early determine what caused the crash. | |
| The aircraft was just six months old and part of a new fleet bought by the airline, which has a good safety record. | |
| But in January 2000, one of its planes crashed into the sea after taking off from Abidjan, killing 169 passengers. Ten people survived. |