 Britons die in Malawi plane crash
Five British tourists and a Canadian pilot have died in a plane crash in northern Malawi, authorities said. The Cessna aircraft had been heading from the capital city, Lilongwe, to the north of the country.
"The wreckage of the plane was found by villagers in a ravine, and there were no survivors," police spokesman Willie Mwaluka said, Reuters reported.
Investigators were trying to find the reason for the crash, he said. The next of kin are yet to be notified.
'Woman dead'
The Foreign Office confirmed that Malawian authorities had told them of a crash involving British subjects, but were still investigating.
"The five Britons were on a cycling tour in the northern part of Malawi and they took a plane yesterday (Saturday) with a Canadian pilot for sight-seeing," Mr Mwaluka was quoted by Reuters.
"The plane was expected back at camp after 45 minutes but never returned."
Raymond Phesele, the government's chief aviation officer, said one of the British tourists killed was a woman.
Malawi, one of the poorest countries in southern Africa, has a small tourist industry, concentrated mainly in the scenic north of the nation.
(BBC)
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