PHOTOS: Plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

A aircraft carrying 43 folks made a crash touchdown into Lake Victoria on Sunday whereas trying to achieve a close-by airport in Tanzania.

At the very least 19 folks have been killed when the aircraft, operated by Precision Air, crash-landed on method to the lakeside metropolis of Bukoba, in keeping with Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. The airline had mentioned earlier that 26 folks had been rescued from the aircraft.

Flight PW494, which departed from the business capital Dar-es-Salaam, “crash-landed” into the lake because it was approaching the lakeside metropolis of Bukoba.

The trigger was not instantly clear, however the Tanzania Broadcasting Company (TBC) mentioned the incident came about amid storms and heavy rains.

Video and photos circulating on social media confirmed the aircraft nearly totally submerged, with solely its inexperienced and brown-coloured tail seen above the water line of Africa’s largest lake.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan referred to as for calm because the rescue operation continued.

“I’ve obtained with unhappiness the information of the accident involving Precision Air’s aircraft,” she tweeted. “Let’s be calm at this second when rescuers are persevering with with the rescue mission whereas praying for God to assist us.”