Aircraft was in flames with locals throwing buckets of water on it. FMTNews Airplane
GOMA: At least 29 people were killed yesterday when a small plane crashed after takeoff into a densely populated area of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
A video seen by AFP showed the cabin of the plane still smouldering embedded in the wall of the house. Busy Bee, a recently established company, has three planes serving routes in the North Kivu province.One of the airline’s maintenance workers at the site, quoted by news site actualite.cd, blamed a “technical problem”.
The UN mission deployed in DR Congo, MONUSCO, sent two fire engines to support local rescue services.Last month an Antonov-72 cargo plane that was providing logistical assistance for a trip by Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and carrying eight crew and passengers went missing after taking off from Goma.The plane’s destination, Beni, has been the scene of other tragedies in the province plagued with fighting between rival militias. More than 60 civilians have been massacred since Oct 30.
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