Death Toll from Tanzania Plane Crash Rises

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Tanzania’s Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, has announced that the death toll from Sunday’s plane crash has jumped to 19.

The plane, which departed from the commercial capital, crashed while attempting to land during stormy weather.

Regional commissioner Albert Chalamila said 43 people including 39 passengers; two pilots and two cabin crew were on board the plane.

Local authorities and the airline earlier revealed that 26 survivors out of the 43 people on board had been pulled to safety and taken to hospital.

Written by: Helen Obih

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