A small passenger plane crashed on Sunday morning into Lake Victoria on approach to an airport in Tanzania. The country's prime minister said, 19 people on board were killed.

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa gave the new death toll, up from three. Earlier, local authorities said 26 of those on the Precision Air flight from the coastal city of Dar es Salaam were rescued and taken to a hospital. It was not clear if any of those who were rescued died at the hospital.