Dar Es Salaam: On Nov 6, the prime minister laid bare that at least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania. “All Tanzanians join you in mourning these 19 people … who have lost their lives,” Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told reporters. Flight PW494, operated by Precision Air, hit the water during storms and heavy rain, the state Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) reported. Rescuers in boats hurried to the wreckage to pull out trapped passengers, local authorities said.
