Air accidents are relatively frequent in Congo because of lax safety standards and poor maintenance
Rescue workers pulled 18 bodies from the rubble after a plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in easternThe aircraft, operated by local company Busy Bee, was en route to the city of Beni, about 250 km to the north, North Kivu Governor Carly Nzanzu Kasivita’s office said in a statement.
An official from Busy Bee, who asked not to be named, said the 19-seater Dornier 228-200 crashed with 16 passengers and two crew on board.witness at the scene of the crash said two people were rescued before the plane exploded. It was unclear how many others on the ground may have been killed or injured.
Air accidents are relatively frequent in Congo because of lax safety standards and poor maintenance. All Congolese commercial carriers, including Busy Bee, are banned from operating in the European Union. A cargo plane departing from the same airport crashed an hour after take-off in October, killing all eight passengers.
Sad development. May God give strength to those who lost their loved ones.
According to local news it is 27 people. radiookapi can confirm.
People on pic looks more like Asians than Africans. 😳
We must be very lucky in South Africa that we have the best Pilots in Africa..... It's not easy to survive in a Plane. 🙁🙁
So sad
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