South Sudan plane crash kills at least 41

South Sudan, Nov 04 (ANI): A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed on Wednesday, after taking off from the airport in South Sudan's capital, killing at least 41 people on the flight and on the ground, an official said. A crew member and a child on board survived, presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said. Shortly after taking off from Juba airport, the plane came down on the banks of the White Nile River, leaving a tail fin and lumps of fuselage strewn in vegetation close to the water. The plane may have had about 20 people on board, including crew and probably 10 to 15 passengers, Ateny said, but added that they need to confirm how many people were on board. Earlier, South Sudanese media had said the cargo plane carried five Russian crew and seven passengers. South Sudan Tribune on Twitter also reported two survivors, one of them a child.