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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A passenger aircraft crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

The lake, regarded as Africa\u2019s largest by area, is near the Bukoba airport in the capital of the Kagera Region<\/p>\n

The Precision Air plane crash was about to land when it went down due to bad weather.<\/p>\n

The flight was coming from Dar es Salaam, the country\u2019s largest city.<\/p>\n

Reports say about 49 passengers were on board; fatalities remain undetermined.<\/p>\n

Kagera provincial police commander William Mwampaghale said the situation was under control.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who have been rescued have been taken to our referral hospital\u201d, the officer disclosed.<\/p>\n

Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has consoled the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts and prayers go to the families of passengers on-board a plane that crashed into Lake Victoria, with our full solidarity to the Government & people of Tanzania\u201d, he tweeted.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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