CONGO: At least 14 dead in plane crash

Record ID: 382209

  • Title: CONGO: At least 14 dead in plane crash
  • Date: 23rd March 2011
  • Summary: RESCUE TEAM REMOVING CHARRED BODY FROM SCENE CHARRED BODY AT SCENE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING AT SCENE OF CRASH RESCUE TEAM REMOVING CHARRED BODY FROM SCENE OF CRASH CHARRED BODY COVERED BY LARGE BUCKET PLACED IN AMBULANCE AMBULANCE WITH WRITING WATER BEING SPRAYED CROWD NEAR CRASH SCENE
  • Embargoed: 7th April 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Congo, Congo
  • Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
  • Reuters ID: LVA7GIIXOJEXZHJD5CL51GZ93Q6F
  • Story Text: An Antonov cargo plane crashed in a suburb of the Congo Republic city of Pointe-Noire on Monday (March 21), witnesses said, with French RFI radio reporting at least 14 killed.
    Witness said the plane had been preparing to land at the airport in the coastal city but then veered out seawards before crashing on several buildings in the Mvou Mvou suburb.
    In 2009 a similar Antonov cargo plane crashed in countryside just outside Brazzaville, killing its crew.
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