Kinshasa .- More than 30 people were on board the UN plane crashed on Monday while trying to land at the airport in Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as reported by the international organization in a statement . At least ten people have died because of this incident, according to a first balance carried by a UN source.
"The plane landed lead, broke in two and caught fire," said the source, who asked not to be identified. The aircraft took off from the town of Kisangani in the northeast of the DRC, according to Mondo Kipela Pelli, deputy director of Radio Okapi, which involved the mission of UN peacekeepers in the African country (MONUSCO).
On board were, as explained, probably 29 passengers and four crew. Although not confirmed the cause of the accident, which occurred at around 14.00 local time (15.00 CET in Spain), the UN has reported that it was raining hard when the plane crashed. 
"The plane landed lead, broke in two and caught fire," said the source, who asked not to be identified. The aircraft took off from the town of Kisangani in the northeast of the DRC, according to Mondo Kipela Pelli, deputy director of Radio Okapi, which involved the mission of UN peacekeepers in the African country (MONUSCO).
On board were, as explained, probably 29 passengers and four crew. Although not confirmed the cause of the accident, which occurred at around 14.00 local time (15.00 CET in Spain), the UN has reported that it was raining hard when the plane crashed.
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