哈拉雷,9月30日 - 周三,一架载有六人的直升机在津巴布韦哈拉雷东部的马隆德拉农村地区坠毁,机上人员全部遇难,政府发言人尼克·曼格瓦纳表示。
HARARE, Sept 30 - A helicopter carrying six people crashed in Zimbabwe's Marondera rural area, east of Harare, on Wednesday, killing all on board, government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said on Mangwana said the helicopter was carrying a high-profile businessman, three passengers and two pilots.
曼格瓦纳称,直升机上载有一名知名商人、三名乘客和两名飞行员。他最初称机上载有四名乘客,但后来修改了自己的声明。他表示警方将适时确认遇难者的身份。
He had earlier said it was carrying four passengers but later edited his post on He said the police would confirm the identities of the victims in due course.
当地在线媒体ZimLive报道称,商人威克内尔·奇瓦约也在遇难者之中。
Local online media service ZimLive reported that businessman Wicknell Chivayo was among those on board.
警方早些时候表示,一架载有六人的飞机在当地时间约17:00(格林尼治标准时间15:00)在该地区坠毁,紧急救援人员已赶到现场。
Police had earlier said an aircraft carrying six people crashed in the area at around 1700 local time (1500 GMT) and that emergency services were attending the scene.
警方发言人保罗·尼亚蒂表示,遇难者的遗体严重烧伤,当局需要正式确认他们的身份。
Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said that the bodies were badly burned and authorities needed to formally identify the victims.