Nairobi: A small aircraft carrying 12 people, including several foreign tourists, crashed in Kenya’s coastal region on Tuesday, with authorities fearing there are no survivors.

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) confirmed that the plane went down in Kwale County shortly after taking off from Diani Airstrip. The aircraft was en route to Kichwa Tembo, a popular safari destination in the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

According to officials, the plane, registered as 5Y-CCA, lost contact with air traffic control not long after departure. Search and rescue teams located the wreckage in a hilly and forested area about 40 kilometers from Diani. Witnesses said the aircraft burst into flames on impact, leaving little chance of survival.

Rescue teams, including members of the Kenya Red

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