有关部门周一表示,一架载有25名乘客和7名机组人员的军用飞机在尼日利亚南部坠毁。目前尚无关于是否有人员伤亡的即时消息。
A military aircraft carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members crashed in southern Nigeria, authorities said on Monday. There was no immediate word on whether there were casualties.
航空部长费斯托斯·基亚莫在一份声明中表示,该飞机在执行前往尼日利亚经济中心拉各斯的例行飞行任务时,在翁多州的伊格博科达地区坠毁。
The aircraft was on a routine mission to Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, when it crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo state, Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said in a statement.
尼日利亚空军确认失事飞机为ATR-42型,并表示已立即展开搜救行动。当地居民向美联社讲述了他们的所闻所见。
The Nigerian Air Force identified the aircraft as an ATR-42 and said an immediate search and rescue operation had been launched. Locals told the AP about what they had heard and seen.
其中一人说:“飞机撞断了一些树。我们发现了残缺的遗体、一些衣服和鞋子。”当地居民向美联社讲述了他们的所闻所见。
"The plane cleared some trees. We found some body parts, some clothes and shoes," one of them said. Locals told the AP about what they had heard and seen.
基亚莫表示,该飞机于当地时间上午9点左右(格林威治时间上午7点)从雷达上消失,随后被发现坠毁在从埃多州飞往拉各斯行程的中途附近。他表示,残骸已在海军基地附近被找到。
Keyamo said the aircraft disappeared from radar at around 9 a.m. local time (7:00 a.m. GMT) and was later found to have crashed about halfway through its journey from Edo state to Lagos. He said the wreckage had been located near a naval base.
社交媒体上流传的一段视频显示,救援人员正乘船在事发水域搜寻,一小群人聚集在河边。
A video circulating on social media showed a small crowd gathered near a river as rescuers searched the area by boat.