Disaster in West Africa
Nearly 200 people perished in two separate incidents.
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Tragedy Strikes Twice - Nigeria has suspended the license of Dana Air, the air carrier of the plane that crashed into businesses and crowded apartment buildings in Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday, killing all 153 passengers onboard. Dozens more are feared to have perished on the ground. Separately on Sunday, about 256 miles away in Accra, Ghana, at least 10 people died after a cargo plane crash-landed on a busy street. Keep reading to learn more.—Britt Middleton (Photo: Courtesy Google Maps)
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Searching for the Lost in Lagos - Emergency workers in Nigeria continue to search for the bodies of those who perished on the ground after Sunday’s crash in Lagos. A Nigeria Red Cross report said that 48 bodies had been recovered, with more being dug out from the rubble, the Associated Press reported. Search crews used cadaver dogs and cranes to search for corpses on Monday. (Photo: REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye)
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Murtala Muhammed International Airport - The pilots reported engine trouble with the Boeing 83-MD aircraft before it crashed on its way into Lagos. The scene of the tragedy, in the Iju-Ishanga neighborhood, is a densely populated section of apartment complexes and businesses bordered by Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport, pictured above in 2007. In 2009, the same Boeing 83-MD Boeing aircraft lost engine power due to a bird strike. (Photo: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pulling Together After Tragedy - Neighbors assisted rescue crews by pulling water hoses to extinguish fires that burned for nearly three hours on Sunday, and they brought jugs of water to the crash site while emergency teams raced to find adequate water supply. Emergency crews were forced to commandeer water trucks from nearby construction sites. Crowded roads near the crash site further slowed down response time. (Photo: REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye)
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Unanswered Questions - While the cause of the crash remains unclear, the plane is said to have come down on its belly, smashing through the roofs of nearby businesses and at least two apartment buildings before coming to a stop. (Photo: REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye)
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Loss of Life - Crews continue to search for the bodies of victims who were on the ground at the time of the incident. Among those on board were at least four Chinese diplomats, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported late Sunday. Two other victims were Lebanese, according to the Lebanese Foreign Ministry. The plane was heading to Lagos from Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, when it went down. (Photo: REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye)
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Cargo Plane in Ghana Crashes Into Busy Street - Also on Sunday, near Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, a Boeing 727 cargo plane slammed through a fence and onto a nearby street killing at least 10 people riding on a minibus that was hit by the plane. The plane's four crew members on board survived and received treatment at the airport clinic nearby. (Photo: AP Photo/Christian Thompson)