Passenger Plane Crashes Into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 Dead

Passenger Plane Crashes Into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 Dead
Rescuers attempt to recover the Precision Air passenger plane that crashed into Lake Victoria in Bukoba, Tanzania, on Nov. 6, 2022. Stringer/Reuters
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DAR ES SALAAM—At least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday morning while trying to land at a nearby airport, the prime minister said.

Flight PW494, operated by Precision Air, hit the water during storms and heavy rain, the state Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) reported.