Many dead as plane crashes in South Sudan

At least 20 people have died in a plane crash in South Sudan, according to the state minister Gatwech Bipal Both.

The plane crashed 500 meters from the airport. 21 people were on board. Currently, there is one survivor, he says to AFP via telephone.

The plane is said to have crashed near an oil field in the state of Unity, about 60 miles north of the capital Juba.