South Sudan says 14 killed in plane crash near Juba


NAIROBI, April ⁠27 (Reuters) - A plane crashed ⁠southwest of South Sudan's ‌capital Juba on Monday, killing all 14 people on board, the ​country's civil aviation authority ⁠said.

• The ⁠aircraft, a Cessna 208 Caravan operated ⁠by ‌CityLink Aviation, lost communication while flying ⁠from Yei to Juba International ​Airport, ‌the aviation authority said in ⁠a ​statement.

• It said the plane took off at 0915 ⁠local time and lost ​contact at 0943. There were 13 passengers and a pilot ⁠onboard, including two Kenyan nationals and 12 South Sudanese nationals.

• Preliminary reports suggested ​the aircraft ⁠may have crashed in bad ​weather, particularly low ‌visibility, the statement ​said.

(Writing by Vincent Mumo NzilaniEditing by Keith Weir)

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