Congo Plane Crash Kills 30 near Brazzaville

NNN--- Rescue workers walk among the crash site of a cargo airplane near the airport at Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo’s capital on 1 December 2012. Emergency workers said at least 30 people were killed when a cargo plane slammed into homes near Brazzaville's airport. The victims included all six crew members of the Soviet-era cargo plane, as well as local people who were killed when the plane skidded off the runway and ploughed into a residential area. There was no official word on what caused the crash. Witnesses said the aircraft was trying to land during a violent storm. Photo courtesy Agencies---NNN