New development from Ethiopian authorities now indicates that 32 Kenyans and 17 Ethiopians are among the dead following a plane crash. However Transport CS James Macharia said there were at least five nationalities with Kenya being the most affected with a loss of 32 lives. “Tewolde Gebremariam, who is at the accident scene now, regrets to confirm that there are no survivors. He expresses his profound sympathy and condolences to the families and loved ones of passengers and crew who lost their lives in this tragic accident.”The airline had earlier on said that all the 149 passengers and 8 member crew had perished in the crash. The accident happened in Bishoftu.

Source: The Star March 11, 2019 02:26 UTC