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Tanzania plane crash survivors, rescuers describe heroics laced with tragedy

When the waters of Lake Victoria started gushing into the cabin of Flight PW494, passenger Mectrida Samuel knew she had to act fast. Around her, others were frantically trying free themselves and keep above the fast-rising water.

Reuters

Man risks life to save plane crash survivors

A fisherman dived underwater and tried to save the pilots stuck in the cockpit of a plane that crashed. He then woke up in hospital.

The New Daily

Mourners weep over 19 coffins after Tanzania plane crash

Weeping relatives of the 19 people who died when a plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania filed past a row of coffins in the lakeside town of Bukoba on Monday as religious and political leaders gathered for a ceremony to honour the victims.

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Hero fisherman describes being knocked unconscious trying to save pilots from Tanzania plane crash

‘The next thing I know, I am here at the hospital’

The Independent UK

19 killed after Tanzanian plane plunges into Lake Victoria

At least 19 people have died after a Precision Air passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday as it attempted to land in the northwestern city of Bukoba.

Radio France Internationale

Tanzania plane crash: 19 dead after passenger jet crashes into Lake Victoria

Flight PW494, from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, crashed into Lake Victoria at 8.53am local time. Rescuers rushed to the scene but sadly 19 people, including two pilots, lost their lives

Daily Mirror

Death toll rises after plane crash in Lake Victoria in Tanzania

The death toll from Sunday's plane crash in Lake Victoria in Tanzania jumped to 19, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said, after the Precision Air flight with dozens of passengers aboard plunged into water while approaching the northwestern city of Bukoba.

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A plane crash in Tanzania has left at least 19 people dead

The plane crashed into Lake Victoria after taking off from Dar es Salaam. Authorities said at least 26 people who were on the Precision Air flight were rescued and taken to the hospital.

WEKU

Nineteen dead after passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

The state broadcaster said the crash landing took place amid storms and heavy rains

Evening Standard

Commercial Plane Crashes In Tanzania's Lake Victoria, Rescue Operations Underway

Tanzania's precision air crashed into Lake Victoria which is Africa's largest lake by area on Sunday, CNN reported citing the officials. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Tanzania: Small passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria

A small passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria on approach to an airport in Tanzania

The Independent UK

Tanzania plane crash death toll rises to 19: PM

At least 26 rescued after the aircraft plunged into Lake Victoria while attempting to land during stormy weather.

Al Jazeera

Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead

At least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday while trying to land at a nearby airport, the prime minister and airline said.

Reuters

Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline project a 'carbon bomb', analysis shows

The multibillion euro East African crude oil pipeline project, being financed by France's TotalEnergies and the China National offshore Company, will produce far more carbon emissions than claimed, new data shows.

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The Independent UK

Tanzania plane crash: 19 dead as Precision Air flight goes down in lake

Cross country flight had ‘accident’ as it came in to land, says airline

The Independent UK

Tanzania says Mount Kilimanjaro fire largely contained

Tanzania’s prime minister says the fire burning on Mount Kilimanjaro for almost two weeks has been mostly contained after hundreds of military personnel were deployed to help

Reuters

Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 - U.N. report

Some of the world's most famous glaciers, including in the Dolomites in Italy, the Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the United States and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania are set to disappear by 2050 due to global warming, whatever the temperature rise scenario, according to a UNESCO report.

Daily Mirror

You can now book a glamping holiday on the edge of a volcanic crater

The Highlands Camp in Tanzania is in a UNESCO World Heritage site, and is made up of canvas and glass-domed tents with wooden floors and a circular seating area

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Irish doctor's aid effort in Tanzania sees her rack up huge debts to give kids free chemo

Dr Trish Scanlan, who has lived in the East African country for more than 15 years, has significantly improved survival rates for kids with cancer while also battling the disease herself but declared “more work needs to be done”.

The Guardian - UK

‘Monstrous’ east African oil project will emit vast amounts of carbon, data shows

Experts say crude oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania will produce 25 times host nations’ combined annual emissions

Reuters

Tanzania president to visit China from Nov 2-4- Chinese state media

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan will visit China from Nov. 2-4, Chinese state television reported on Thursday.

The Times of India

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Colombia, Spain enter semifinals after wins against Tanzania and Japan

MARGAO: Colombia defeated a nine-member Tanzania 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.

Wales Online

Source of one of rarest meteorites to fall on Earth discovered by scientists

The Ivuna meteorite landed in Tanzania in December 1938

The Guardian - AU

Beckah Amani captures the chaos: ‘Growing up right now, we’re stuck in this whirlwind’

The Tanzanian-Australian artist’s debut EP whips through growing pains, schoolyard racism and climate change – and finds beauty amid it all

The Guardian - UK

Tanzania’s president calls for better birth control in country

Samia Suluhu Hassan says education, healthcare and food supply under pressure in reversal of predecessor’s stance

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