A plane carrying 12 people crashed shortly after takeoff and burst into flames in Botswana, leaving a pilot and seven tourists in France, Sweden, England died.
Modipe Nkwe spokesman of the civil aviation agency Botswana, the accident happened on the 6th (14/10) at the remote Okavango Delta of southern African countries this. Nkwe He said two French tourists and two Botswana survived the accident. The reason the case is under investigation. It is unclear why until today, ie three days after the accident, officials announced Botswana.
British and French authorities have confirmed their citizens on the plane crashed, while Swedish officials are continuing to investigate the report.
The Cessna 208 is a local company operating Moremi Air. It crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport Xakanaka in northern Botswana and caught fire soon after. The plane is heading for a luxury hunting Pom Pom Island, a site located in the central plains and famous for its birds, wildlife, including elephants.
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A Cessna plane crashed with the same type of Botswana.
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Moremi Air's CEO said in a statement yesterday, the company has to delay all its fleet after the case is under investigation. This person said that the British pilot who died experienced, having been through 12,000 hours of flight.
7 tourists killed, including a British man, three French women, two women and a man of Sweden. The survivors were flown to medical centers in Johannesburg, South Africa for treatment.
Botswana Press quoted a survivor, said after the plane crashed, he broke the window and jump out.When the plane caught fire, he pulled a co-worker and two other passengers out safely.
One witness said the bodies of the dead were charred that he could not get out, only the new DNA tests to determine their identity. Meanwhile, rescue teams are also difficult to reach the site because of rugged terrain in the area in distress.
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