Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

A passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on November 6 while attempting to land at an airport in Bukoba, according to the state-owned Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC), Report informs referring to Reuters.

TBC said 15 people had been rescued so far.

The aircraft, which had departed from the capital, Dar es Salaam, "fell in the Lake Victoria this morning due to storm and heavy rains", TBC reported.

Video footage and images that circulated on social media showed the plane almost fully submerged, with only its green and brown-coloured tail visible above the water line.

Rescue boats were deployed and emergency workers were continuing to rescue other passengers trapped in the plane, TBC added.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan called for calm as the rescue operation continued.