MAKASSAR: Rescuers in Indonesia recovered on Monday a second body from a chartered plane that had crashed into a mountain with 10 people on board, an official said.
The Indonesian Air Transport turboprop plane, carrying three civil servants and seven crew, lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday and crashed into Mount Bulusaraung in the country's east.
On Monday, Mohammad Syafii, head of the national search and rescue agency, told reporters that "one more victim has been found... according to the information we received, the victim was a woman."
The body of a man was found on Sunday, which leaves eight people still missing.
Teams have not been able to evacuate the bodies due to poor weather conditions and visibility, the rescue official said.
The plane, flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar on Sulawesi island, had been chartered by the fisheries ministry to monitor the area's resources, according to the minister.
Debris from the aircraft has been located, including the fuselage, tail section and windows, according to local officials.
But the plane's black box, which records cockpit audio and flight data, has not been reported found.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago in Southeast Asia, relies heavily on air transport to connect its thousands of islands.
The country has a poor aviation safety record, with several fatal crashes in recent years.
A helicopter carrying six passengers and two crew members crashed in September shortly after taking off from South Kalimantan province, killing everybody on board.
Four people were killed less than two weeks after the September crash when their helicopter crashed in the remote Papua district of Ilaga.
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Madagascar’s leader fires prime minister, cabinet
- Col. Michael Randrianirina came to power after demonstrations that started in September snowballed into a protest movement
ANTANANARIVO: Madagascar’s leader, Col. Michael Randrianirina, has sacked his prime minister and dissolved the cabinet he appointed soon after seizing power following youth-led protests five months ago.
The colonel chose Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, from the private sector, as prime minister after a military power grab that sent former president Andry Rajoelina fleeing in October.
Randrianirina “announces that, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, the government is suspended from its duties,” a presidency spokesperson said in a statement Monday.
A new prime minister will be appointed “shortly,” he said, without providing a timeline or a reason for the dismissal.
Randrianirina came to power after demonstrations started in September against persistent water and power shortages and snowballed into a protest movement that the government tried to stop with a crackdown, leaving many people dead and injured.
The colonel has denied staging a coup, insisting the Constitutional Court “transferred power” to him, and has pledged a two-year transition period, according to a program released at the end of February.
An initial phase of wide-ranging consultations until the end of 2026 was scheduled to lead to a draft new constitution and a presidential election due in the last quarter of 2027.
The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) was due to convene a meeting Tuesday on Madagascar, marking its fourth since October.
Randrianirina has moved swiftly to court new diplomatic alliances, declaring a “new era of cooperation” during an official visit to Moscow last month where he was received by President Vladimir Putin.
Days later in Paris, he and President Emmanuel Macron announced a “renewed” and “balanced” partnership with France, the former colonial power.
The colonel chose Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, from the private sector, as prime minister after a military power grab that sent former president Andry Rajoelina fleeing in October.
Randrianirina “announces that, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, the government is suspended from its duties,” a presidency spokesperson said in a statement Monday.
A new prime minister will be appointed “shortly,” he said, without providing a timeline or a reason for the dismissal.
Randrianirina came to power after demonstrations started in September against persistent water and power shortages and snowballed into a protest movement that the government tried to stop with a crackdown, leaving many people dead and injured.
The colonel has denied staging a coup, insisting the Constitutional Court “transferred power” to him, and has pledged a two-year transition period, according to a program released at the end of February.
An initial phase of wide-ranging consultations until the end of 2026 was scheduled to lead to a draft new constitution and a presidential election due in the last quarter of 2027.
The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) was due to convene a meeting Tuesday on Madagascar, marking its fourth since October.
Randrianirina has moved swiftly to court new diplomatic alliances, declaring a “new era of cooperation” during an official visit to Moscow last month where he was received by President Vladimir Putin.
Days later in Paris, he and President Emmanuel Macron announced a “renewed” and “balanced” partnership with France, the former colonial power.
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