Plane crashes into Tanzania lake, 19 dead

A plane crashed Sunday morning into Lake Victoria as it approached an airport in Tanzania, killing 19 people on board.

Photos showed the plane, which was headed to Bukoba Airport, mostly submerged in the lake. Precision Air is a Tanzanian airline company.
Confirming the matter, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said it was raining when the aircraft plunged into the water.

Local authorities said 26 of the 43 people on the Precision Air flight from the coastal city of Dar es Salaam were rescued and taken to a hospital. It was not clear if the new death toll included people who died at the hospital.

“We have managed to save quite a number of people,” Kagera province police commander William Mwampaghale told journalists.