Tag: Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa

Mourners Weep Over 19 Coffins After Tanzania Plane Crash

Abibat Babalola

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…

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Plane Crash Kills 19, Throws Tanzania Into Mourning

Aoko Benjamin

How 24 survivors were rescued from Lake Victoria – Official   The Tanzanian passenger plane that crashed on Sunday claimed 19 lives as of the time of filing this report while 24 survivors were rescued. This was confirmed by Precision Air, Tanzania’s largest privately-owned airline, in a statement issued shortly after the crash which had been blamed on bad weather. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Passenger Plane Crashes Into Water BREAKING: ASUU Mulls Fresh Nationwide Strike 100 Nigerian Children Die Hourly From Malnutrition – UNICEF Why We Paid Half October Salary To…

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