Tanzania’s Precision Air flight crashes in Lake Victoria killing 19 people

A Precision Air flight crash-landed in bad weather on Sunday in Lake Victoria on Sunday, killing 19 people.

Tanzania’s Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, said: “We’re starting to pull out the luggage and personal items from the aircraft. A team of doctors and security agencies have started the process of identifying the dead and notifying the families.”

The airline said off the 43 people on board there were 24 survivors.

“Precision Air extends its deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the passenger and crew involved in this tragic incident. The company will strive to provide them with information and whatever assistance they will require in their difficult time,” the airline said.