At least 19 people died in South Sudan on Sunday when a small aircraft carrying passengers from capital Juba to the city of Yirol crashed, an official said. The plane crashed by a river and an eyewitness had earlier said bodies were recovered from the water. David Subek, Chief Executive officer of South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority in Juba, confirmed the crash and told Reuters he did not know the death toll yet. Several crashes have occurred in war-torn South Sudan in recent years. In 2015, dozens of people were killed when a Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed after taking off from the airport in Juba.

Source: Ethiopian News September 09, 2018 14:15 UTC