Plane crash kills 13 in DR Congo
Thirteen people were killed when an Antonov 26 aircraft crashed during a storm near Brazzaville, on its descent to Kinshasa airport across the river in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials said.
It was the fourth accident involving a DRC-registered aircraft since the beginning of the month, prompting authorities in Kinshasa to crack down on safety violations and slap flight bans on nearly two-thirds of the country's private aviation companies.
"At the scene we have counted 13 dead and we haven't found any survivors," Congo's Director Gener-al for Health, Damaze Bozongo, told AFP.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. In Kinshasa, DRC Transport Minister Eva Mwakasa said air traffic authorities lost contact with the aircraft late Friday as it was flying through a violent storm over the DRC's northern Equateur province.
The turbobrop was flying from Boende in Equateur to Kinshasa, a distance of about 750km, according to the DRC aviation regulatory authority, RVA.
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