Rescue teams found 27 bodies, hours after a small plane crashed in a densely populated area of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Photo broadcast by news agencies showed the wreckage spread over the highest buildings in the area where the plane crashed. Panic among the population.
The plane crashed in a crowded area shortly after take-off, said the office of the governor of North Kivu province, Carly Nzanzo Casevita, said that the plane belonging to the company «Bizbe» crashed while taking off on a trip to the city of «Beni», while the company explained that the plane «Dornier 228-200 The 19-seat crew, with 16 passengers and two crew on board, said a Reuters witness at the crash site said two people had been rescued before the plane exploded.
Local officials confirmed that the death toll includes all who were on board the plane, in addition to people who were at the site of landing, excluding the presence of any survivors who were on board.
Air traffic accidents are relatively frequent in Congo, and all airlines in the country, including Beezy, are banned from operating in Europe. A cargo plane in the DRC crashed an hour after takeoff in October, killing eight people. Persons.