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UN cargo plane crashes in Somalia, 3 crew members survive Cargo plane with aid crashes in Somalia, all crew survive
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NAIROBI, Kenya — A Somali official says a United Nations cargo plane carrying humanitarian aid has crashed at an airport in central Somalia and the three crew members survived. NAIROBI, Kenya — A cargo plane carrying humanitarian food aid crashed at an airport in central Somalia but the crew members survived, officials said Tuesday.
Sabrie Ahmed with the local administration in Beledweyne town told The Associated Press that the plane veered off the runway and crashed onto its belly Tuesday. Somalia officials said the plane that crashed in Beledweyne was with the United Nations, but a U.S. Embassy statement in the evening expressed regret for the loss of the food and the plane.
The plane flying from Djibouti was delivering food aid for people displaced by heavy rains. The statement said the flight was part of an effort to provide food aid from neighboring Djibouti, and it thanked the U.S. Embassy in that country for providing logistical support.
There was no immediate word on what caused the crash. The United Nations is yet to comment. Sabrie Ahmed with the local administration in Beledweyne town told The Associated Press that the plane veered off the runway and crashed onto its belly. It was not clear what caused the plane to lose control.
Ali Jeite Osman, the governor of Hiran region, told reporters that a fire erupted in the plane after the crash but they could not extinguish it as the airport lacked firefighting apparatus.Ali Jeite Osman, the governor of Hiran region, told reporters that a fire erupted in the plane after the crash but they could not extinguish it as the airport lacked firefighting apparatus.
The U.S, Embassy statement said no one on the ground was injured.
The plane was delivering food aid for people displaced by heavy rains.
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