A small passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday, November 6, 2022, on approach to an airport in Tanzania.
According to local authorities, rescue efforts are underway as 26 of 43 passengers have been rescued so far.
The aircraft operated by Tanzanian Precision Air departed from Dar es Salaam and was en route to Bukoba Airport when it crashed into Lake Victoria.
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News reports showed photos of the plane mostly submerged in the lake.
“We have managed to save quite a number of people,” Kagera province police commander William Mwampaghale told journalists.
“When the aircraft was about 100 meters (328 feet) midair, it encountered problems and bad weather. It was raining and the plane plunged into the water. Everything is under control,” he said.