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Namibia search for Mozambique plane with 34 on board Namibia finds Mozambique plane wreck, all on board dead
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A search is under way for a Mozambique Airlines (LAM) plane which is feared to have crashed in Namibia with 28 passengers and six crew on board. The wreckage of a Mozambique Airlines plane that disappeared over Namibia has been found, but none of the 34 people aboard survived the crash, police say.
Rescuers have been sent to the Bwabwata National Park in the north-east of the country - between Angola and Botswana. The burned-out aircraft was found in the Bwabwata National Park, near the borders with Angola and Botswana.
Flight TM470 left Mozambique's capital, Maputo, at 11:26 (09:26 GMT) on Friday and was due to arrive in the Angolan capital, Luanda, at 14:10. "The plane has been completely burnt to ashes and there are no survivors," Namibia Police Force deputy commissioner Willy Bampton was quoted by Reuters as saying.
The plane left Mozambique on Friday.
Flight TM470 took off from the country's capital, Maputo, at 11:26 (09:26 GMT) and was due to arrive in the Angolan capital, Luanda, at 14:10.
The last contact made with the plane was when it was over northern Namibia.The last contact made with the plane was when it was over northern Namibia.
The nationalities of those on board have not been confirmed. The authorities say most of those on board were Mozambican or Angolan, and several more were Portuguese. The aircraft also carried one citizen from each of Brazil, China and France.
Initially, the airline said there were signs it might have landed near Rundu. Initially, the airline said there were signs the aircraft might have landed near Rundu.
"LAM airlines, aeronautical and airport authorities are trying to establish contact to confirm the information," said the airline. But on Saturday, Mr Bampton said villagers in the area had heard an explosion.
On Saturday, a police official involved with the search said villagers in the area had heard an explosion.
"Botswana officials informed us that they saw smoke in the air and they thought the crash happened in their country, but when they came to the border they realised that it was in Namibia," Willie Bampton said."Botswana officials informed us that they saw smoke in the air and they thought the crash happened in their country, but when they came to the border they realised that it was in Namibia," Willie Bampton said.
He said the plane had not landed in the Rundu region.
The Bwabwata National Park in Namibia's Kavango East region - covering around 6,100sq km (2,355 square miles) - is a sparsely-populated area of dense forests.The Bwabwata National Park in Namibia's Kavango East region - covering around 6,100sq km (2,355 square miles) - is a sparsely-populated area of dense forests.
"The area is vast, and there are no roads and the park is bushy. So, it is very difficult to locate the scene," Mr Bampton said.