News Forum - 19 killed in Tanzania plane crash

[Thaiger]

Nineteen people have been killed in a plane crash in Tanzania yesterday, major news outlets reported.  The plane was headed to the town of Bukoba from Tanzania’s commercial capital of Dar es Salaam, when it crashed into Lake Victoria. Rescuers rushed to the scene and coordinated with nearby boat operators.  Video footage shows the plane almost completely submerged in the water, with only the tail sticking out. Meanwhile, rescuers wade through the water to try to help pull the plane with ropes.  A witness told Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) that he saw the plane flying unsteadily as it approached the […]

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[JMJM]

This has absolutely nothing to do with foreigners living in or interested in Thailand.  Why is it here?  This is just lazy "reporters" cutting and pasting free wire stories, something which will only decrease the readership on this site.  

[Chaimai]

9 hours ago, JMJM said:

This has absolutely nothing to do with foreigners living in or interested in Thailand.  Why is it here?  This is just lazy "reporters" cutting and pasting free wire stories, something which will only decrease the readership on this site.  

You can always find a Thailand connection to anything.

 

In this particular case you can link it to a village 'witch doctor' up in Surin province. A week ago (on a local forum) a Farang was told by his wife that the local village soothsayer had predicted an imminent major plane crash.

 

Now, if that prediction had reached the newsrooms it would certainly added a Thailand angle to it.