Dozens Killed As Plane Crashes In South Sudan

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A Russian-built cargo plane carrying 19 passengers crashed after taking off from the airport in South Sudan's capital Juba on Nov. 4, 2015. A South Sudan Red Cross official reported that 36 bodies had been retrieved from the wreckage, adding that all were on the plane when it crashed. Two people were pulled out alive, but one of those has since died, leaving a young boy as the only survivor currently known about. Earlier reports that several people may have been killed on the ground are unconfirmed.
(Pictured) The scene of a cargo airplane that crashed after take-off near Juba Airport in South Sudan.

He added that only three of those aboard the plane survived, one of them a child and all South Sudanese nationals.
There were five Armenians and one Russian national among the crew.
"This is the number given to us by the (control) tower," Mr Ateny said.
An unknown number of people were also killed on the ground when the plane came down near a group of fishermen.
Officials say the plane belonged to the freight and logistics firm Allied Services Ltd.
It was travelling to the Paloch oil fields in Upper Nile state at the time of the crash.
Stephen Warikozi, the chief executive of the Civil Aviation Authority at Juba International Airport, said: "We have rushed to the site of crash which is located near the airport, southeast of Juba International Airport (across) the river.
"We have secured the site of crash and also we are in the stage of recovering bodies and black box.
"We are still now recovering the dead bodies and we cannot give you the exact number.
Sky News