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Congo Plane Crash: A major accident was averted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mining Minister Louis Watum Kabamba and his delegation survived the plane crash. The plane coming from Kinshasa skidded off the runway and caught fire while landing at Kolwezi Airport. About 20 passengers were evacuated safely. Officials were going to assess the situation of the Kalondo mine accident.
20 people including the minister had a narrow escape in the Congo accident. (Photo-Social Media)Big news came out of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday morning, where Congolese Mining Minister Louis Vatum Kabamba and the delegation accompanying him narrowly escaped a serious plane crash. The accident occurred when the plane which reached Kolwezi Airport after taking off from the capital Kinshasa slipped off the runway during landing. The photos and videos of the incident surfacing on social media are quite frightening.
The minister’s communications adviser Isaac Nyembo said the plane caught fire moments after taking off from the runway. Fortunately, the 20 passengers on board the plane were taken out in time, due to which a major tragedy was averted. However, the luggage of the passengers got burnt and damaged. The minister and officials were on their way to take stock of the horrific accident at the Kalondo mine near Kolwezi, where 32 people died on Saturday. This incident again raises serious questions on the security arrangements in the mining sector.
More information was obtained about the plane incident in Kolwezi. The aircraft was an Embraer ERJ-145, with registration D2-AJB, operated by Airjet Angola.
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