Congo plane crash kills ‘at least 30’ in Goma

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Congolese officials on Monday told the Associated Press at least 36 people were killed when a plane crashed in the eastern city of Goma. 

The death toll could climb, however. "We estimate there could be between 30 and 50 deaths," local governor Julien Paluku told Agence-France Press, according to BBC News

The plane was coming in from the central mining town of Lodja when it crashed during landing in Goma in bad weather, said The Australian

"The pilot managed to avoid houses," Goma mayor Naasson Kubuya said, according to AP, claiming only four of the 40 passengers survived the crash. "It's a horrifying accident. The city of Goma has become a field of disasters. We sympathize with the families of the deceased."

The Democratic Republic of Congo's airline safety record is so problematic that the European Union banned their airlines from entering their airspace, reported BBC

No additional information on the Goma crash was immediately available. 

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